先河

shǒu kāi xiān hé

首开先河

be the first to do something

kāi chuàng fù nǚ yùn dòng de xiān hé

开创妇女运动的先河

be forerunners of the women's movement

tā kāi chuàng le hòu lái chéng wéi shè huì yán jiū de zhèng tǒng mó shì de xiān hé

他开创了后来成为社会研究的正统模式的先河。

He pioneered what was to become the orthodox mode of social research.