敢爲天下先 gǎn wèi tiān xià xiān

DEFINITIONS

  1. to dare to be the first in the world; to have the courage to take the lead in the world

CHARACTERS

敢 gǎn
HSK 4
to dare, venture; bold, brave
爲 wèi do, handle, govern, act; be
天 tiān
HSK 1
sky, heaven; god, celestial
下 xià
HSK 1
under, underneath, below; down; inferior; bring down
先 xiān
HSK 1
first, former, previous