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Definition

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Literally means:

act as an advance party

Actually means:

make advance arrangements (for)

It means dispatching somebody to make necessary arrangements or preparation at the destination before marching or holding outdoor activities.

Metaphorically, it means making arrangements or preparation for the work later on.

指行军或集体外出活动时,派人先到要去的地方或目的地,进行必要的安排或准备。

比喻为以后的工作预先做好安排或准备。

Example

Used as predicate or attributive. (作谓语、定语)
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men
我们
lánqiúduì
篮球队
xià
yuè
měiguó
美国
xùnliàn
训练
  
,
zhǔjiàoliàn
主教练
特地
xiān
dào
li
那里
qiánzhàn
打前站
  
,
shǐ
使
duìyuán
队员
dào
jiù
可以
shàng
马上
jìnxíng
进行
xùnliàn
训练
  

Our basketball team will go to the United States next month to train, the head coach specially to play there before the station, so that the players can train as soon as they arrived.

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ma
妈妈
dào
měiguó
美国
qiánzhàn
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,
wéi
jiāngyào
将要
liúxué
留学
de
érzi
儿子
ānpái
安排
hǎo
zhù
de
fāng
地方
  

Mother went to the United States to call the station, for the son who will study abroad to arrange a place to live.

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Wèile
为了
quèbǎo
确保
xià
yuè
Ōuzhōu
欧洲
de
shēng
生意
  
,
gōng
公司
zhǐdìng
指定
xiǎowáng
小王
负责
qiánzhàn
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de
gōngzuò
工作
  

In order to ensure business in Europe next month, the company appointed Xiao Wang to take charge of the front station.

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