vanguard; pioneer; avant-garde

to charge (at the enemy); to storm (an enemy position)

vanguard; front line; a forward (sports)

cutting edge or point of a knife, sword or tool

submachine gun

to cross swords; to have a confrontation (with sb)

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

point of a spear; edge of a tool; vanguard; forward (in sports team)

(sports) midfielder; (basketball) center; (hockey, soccer) center forward; see 正鋒|正锋[zheng4 feng1]

(calligraphy) technique in which the shaft of the brush is held at a low angle, so that the tip of the brush runs along the edge of the stroke (cf. 正鋒|正锋[zheng4 feng1] and 側鋒|侧锋[ce4 feng1]); (fig.) unorthodox or improper way of doing things

to strive

(calligraphy) technique in which the shaft of the brush is held at an oblique angle, so that the tip of the brush runs near the edge of the stroke (cf. 正鋒|正锋[zheng4 feng1] and 偏鋒|偏锋[pian1 feng1])

cold front (meteorology)

manner of speech; tone of voice

warm front (meteorology)

(calligraphy) technique in which the shaft of the brush is kept upright, so that the tip of the brush runs along the center of the stroke (cf. 側鋒|侧锋[ce4 feng1] and 偏鋒|偏锋[pian1 feng1])

the tip of a writing brush; vigor of style in writing; stroke; touch

topic under discussion; direction or tone of the conversation

thread of discussion; topic

winger (in soccer or hockey)

see 鐵鋒區|铁锋区[Tie3 feng1 Qu1]

tip (of pencil, spear etc); sharp point; cutting edge; spearhead; vanguard

high speed steel

variant of 鋒芒|锋芒[feng1 mang2]

front (meteorology)

Lei Feng (1940–1962), a soldier celebrated by the Chinese government from 1963 onward as a model of selflessness and devotion to the Communist Party

avant-garde

vanguard

heavy-duty inflatable boat

variant of 出風頭|出风头[chu1 feng1 tou5]

Qianfeng, a district of Guang'an City 廣安市|广安市[Guang3 an1 Shi4], Sichuan

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

occluded front (meteorology)

daring vanguard; pioneer; leading figure

to lead the charge

a selfless, helpful person, like the model citizen Lei Feng 雷鋒|雷锋[Lei2 Feng1] (often used to refer to sb in a joking or teasing way)

stationary front (meteorology)

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

to write with the tip of the brush tilted; (fig.) to resort to devious means

Tiefeng, a district of Qiqihar City 齊齊哈爾市|齐齐哈尔市[Qi2 qi2 ha1 er3 Shi4], Heilongjiang

occluded front (meteorology)

stationary front (meteorology)

variant of 爭風吃醋|争风吃醋[zheng1 feng1 chi1 cu4]

(idiom) to charge into battle; (fig.) to be on the front lines

first sign of budding talent; to display one's ability for the first time

the sword moves with side stroke (modern idiom); fig. unexpected winning move; unconventional gambit

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

pioneer; trailblazer

to draw in one's claws; to show some modesty