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fēng

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Definitions

  1. 1. point of a spear
  2. 2. edge of a tool
  3. 3. vanguard
  4. 4. forward (in sports team)

Words Containing 锋

先锋队
xiān fēng duì

vanguard

初露锋芒
chū lù fēng máng

first sign of budding talent

刀锋
dāo fēng

cutting edge or point of a knife, sword or tool

侧锋
cè fēng

oblique attack (brush movement in painting)

冲锋
chōng fēng

to charge

雷锋
léi fēng

Lei Feng (1940-1962), made into a model of altruism and dedication to the Party by propaganda from 1963 onwards

中锋
zhōng fēng

midfielder

先锋派
xiān fēng pài

avant-garde

乌兹冲锋枪
wū zī chōng fēng qiāng

Uzi (submachine gun)

话锋
huà fēng

topic under discussion

前锋
qián fēng

vanguard

活雷锋
huó léi fēng

selfless model citizen, just like Lei Feng 雷鋒|雷锋[léi fēng]

锋芒
fēng máng

tip (of pencil, spear etc)

语锋
yǔ fēng

thread of discussion

争锋
zhēng fēng

to strive

谢霆锋
xiè tíng fēng

Tse Ting-Fung or Nicholas Tse (1980-), Cantopop star

偏锋
piān fēng

brush stroke to the side (calligraphy)

锋利
fēng lì

sharp (e.g. knife blade)

静止锋
jìng zhǐ fēng

stationary front (meteorology)

锋芒内敛
fēng máng nèi liǎn

to be talented yet self-effacing (idiom)

冲锋枪
chōng fēng qiāng

submachine gun

暖锋
nuǎn fēng

warm front (meteorology)

开路先锋
kāi lù xiān fēng

pioneer; trailblazer

囚锢锋
qiú gù fēng

occluded front (meteorology)

锢囚锋
gù qiú fēng

occluded front (meteorology)

剑走偏锋
jiàn zǒu piān fēng

Jian Zoupianfeng, pseudonym of prolific modern novelist

出锋头
chū fēng tou

to push oneself forward

交锋
jiāo fēng

to cross swords

正锋
zhèng fēng

frontal attack (brush movement in painting)

冲锋陷阵
chōng fēng xiàn zhèn

to charge and break through enemy lines

及锋而试
jí fēng ér shì

lit. to reach the tip and try (idiom); to have a go when at one's peak

走偏锋
zǒu piān fēng

to write with the tip of the brush tilted

少年先锋队
shào nián xiān fēng duì

Young Pioneers of China (primary school league, a preparation for Communist Youth League)

针锋相对
zhēn fēng xiāng duì

to oppose each other with equal harshness (idiom); tit for tat

锋芒毕露
fēng máng bì lù

to show off one's ability

华国锋
huà guó fēng

Hua Guofeng (1921-2008), CCP Chairman 1976-1981

收敛锋芒
shōu liǎn fēng máng

to draw in one's claws

口锋
kǒu fēng

manner of speech

滞留锋
zhì liú fēng

stationary front (meteorology)

急先锋
jí xiān fēng

daring vanguard

先锋
xiān fēng

vanguard

锋钢
fēng gāng

high speed steel

边锋
biān fēng

wing

笔锋
bǐ fēng

the tip of a writing brush

锋面
fēng miàn

front (meteorology)

打冲锋
dǎ chōng fēng

to lead the charge