敢为人先

gǎn wéi rén xiān

to dare to be the first

Character by character

敢gǎn
dare

为wéi
to be

人rén
others’

先xiān
first

深圳人敢为人先，做了很多别人不敢做的事。

Shenzhen people dare to go first and have done much that others did not dare.

Tone: positive (praise).

Learn this in Lesson 51 · HSK 6: 改革开放 (Reform and opening up)

A dialogue, a reading, word cards with audio and a drill that uses it, in Learn Chinese with Bao. This lesson is free.