Dictionary V1 – SMART CHINESE TEACHER

Examples/列句

Combinations/组合

MEANING/意义

先

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xiān




  1


before，first; for the time being; first，lead，initiative; past，beginning

Type adverb/副词; noun/名词

Topics HSK , HSK3 , Conversation , Formal , Honorific , Literature , Respectful , Single character

  2


(lit.) elder generation，ancestor; (respectful term) late，deceased

Type character/汉字

Topics HSK , HSK3 , Conversation , Formal , Honorific , Literature , Respectful , Single character

EXAMPLES/列句

先…，然后...

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xiān ，... rán hòu ...

sound for pinyin

first...，then...

先洗头吧。

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xiān xǐ tóu ba

sound for pinyin

Wash your hair first.

COMBINATIONS/组合

先期

xiān qī

early stage

先进

xiān jìn

advanced

先发

xiān fā

make a move to strike first

先生

xiān sheng

Mr.，sir; husband; teacher

先到

xiān dào

to arrive first

先前

xiān qián

before，previous

先导

xiān dǎo

forerunner，guide，precursor

先辈

xiān bèi

elders，former generations