pioneer; precursor; forerunner
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1 sense · 4 examplesnoun
a person or thing that leads the way or serves as a pioneer; precursor
formalOften used in historical, academic, or formal contexts to refer to trailblazers, ideological pioneers, or early developments.
Sūn孙
Zhōng中
shān山
xiān先
sheng生
shì是
Zhōng中
guó国
mín民
zhǔ主
gé革
mìng命
de的
wěi伟
dà大
qián前
qū驱
。
Mr. Sun Yat-sen was a great pioneer of China's democratic revolution.
Zhè这
xiē些
zǎo早
qī期
shí实
yàn验
shì是
hòu后
lái来
zhòng重
dà大
kē科
xué学
fā发
xiàn现
de的
qián前
qū驱
。
These early experiments were precursors to later major scientific discoveries.
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Tā他
bèi被
shì视
wéi为
xiàn现
dài代
yì艺
shù术
yùn运
dòng动
de的
xiān先
qū驱
zhī之
yī一
。
He is regarded as one of the forerunners of the modern art movement.
Zhè这
běn本
zhù著
zuò作
shì是
zhè这
yī一
lǐ理
lùn论
fā发
zhǎn展
de的
qián前
qū驱
。
This work is a precursor to the development of this theory.