一马当先 yī mǎ dāng xiān

to take the lead

Word data

HSK Not in HSK
Frequency 32736th word

Definitions

  1. 1. to take the lead

Characters

Character Meaning
一 yī HSK 1
one; 1; single
马 mǎ HSK 3
horse; surname Ma
当 dāng HSK 3
to be; to act as; should
先 xiān HSK 1
first; in advance; early