排头兵

Traditional form:

排頭兵

Pinyin (reading):

páitóubīng

Definitions:

• lit. frontline troops
• leader
• trailblazer
• pacesetter

Characters:

• 排 - row, rank, file; to eliminate, to remove
• 头 - head; chief, boss; first, top
• 兵 - soldier; troops, an army; warlike

Traditional characters:

• 排 - row, rank, file; to eliminate, to remove
• 頭 - head; chief, boss; first, top
• 兵 - soldier; troops, an army; warlike