身先士卒
shēnxiān-shìzú
to lead from the front
Every meaning
shēnxiān-shìzú
- to lead from the front
Its characters
- 身shēnbody
- 先xiānfirst; in advance
- 士shìscholar; gentleman (as in 士大夫)
- 卒zúsoldier; private
Words with 身
Words with 先
Meanings from our own dictionary. Chengyu from the Xinhua idiom list, the most common first.