前卫

Traditional form:

前衛

Pinyin (reading):

qiánwèi

Definitions:

• advanced guard
• vanguard
• avant-garde
• forward (soccer position)

Characters:

• 前 - in front, forward; former, preceding
• 卫 - to guard, to protect, to defend

Traditional characters:

• 前 - in front, forward; former, preceding
• 衛 - to guard, to protect, to defend