xiān
先
first / early
HSK 2.0 · 3
HSK 3.0 · 1
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Words with 先
先生 xiān sheng
teacher; gentleman; sir; mister (Mr.)
HSK 1
首先 shǒu xiān
first (of all); in the first place
HSK 3
领先 lǐng xiān
to lead; to be in front
HSK 3
先进 xiān jìn
advanced (technology); to advance
HSK 3
事先 shì xiān
in advance; before the event
HSK 4
率先 shuài xiān
to take the lead; to show initiative
HSK 4
优先 yōu xiān
to have priority; to take precedence
HSK 5
原先 yuán xiān
originally; original
HSK 5
先前 xiān qián
before; previously
HSK 5
先后 xiān hòu
early or late; priority
HSK 5
先锋 xiān fēng
vanguard; pioneer
HSK 6
预先 yù xiān
beforehand; in advance
HSK 7–9
Examples from your lessons
- 我先吃饭，然后去学校。 I eat first, then go to school. Lesson 9
- 八点上课。我先吃早饭，然后去学校。 Class starts at 8. I eat breakfast first, then go to school. Lesson 9
- 我先洗手，再吃早饭。 First I wash my hands, then I have breakfast. Lesson 111
- 很累。我想先回家睡觉。 Very. I want to go home and sleep first. Lesson 111
- 王先生，这是李小姐。 Mr Wang, this is Ms Li. Lesson 118
- 我先吃早饭，然后去学校。 I eat breakfast first, then go to school. 我的每天
Character facts
- Radical
- 儿 son, child
- Structure
- Top–bottom
- Unicode
- U+5148
Ideographic: Someone stepping 止 in front of another person 儿