# 领先 (lǐngxiān)

In Mandarin Chinese, 领先 (lǐngxiān) means “to lead; to be ahead”. It is part of the HSK 3 vocabulary list in the official HSK 3.0 standard.

- Meaning: to lead; to be ahead
- Pinyin: lǐngxiān (ling3 xian1)
- Traditional: 領先
- HSK 3.0 · Level 3
- HSK 2.0 · Level 6

## Examples

- 我们队在比赛中领先了。
  Wǒmen duì zài bǐsài zhōng lǐngxiān le.
  Our team took the lead in the match.

## Characters

- [领](https://hanziro.com/word/ling-lead/) (lǐng): to lead; to receive
- [先](https://hanziro.com/word/xian-first/) (xiān): first; beforehand

https://hanziro.com/word/ling-xian-lead/

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