Caractère chinois

先

xiān

first, former, previous

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Sens

Les définitions sont en anglais.

first, former, previous
beforehand; first; earlier
at first; originally
for the time being; for now
(prefix) my late (in referring to deceased relatives older than oneself)

Composants

土tǔ 儿ér

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Ordre des traits

先

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Mots

Mots courants

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先生xiān shengteacher; gentleman; sir; mister (Mr.); husband; (dialect) doctor; CL:位[wei4]首先shǒu xiānfirst of all; in the first place 先进xiān jìnsophisticated; advanced (technology etc); meritorious; exemplary (deeds etc)先后xiān hòuearly or late; first and last; priority; in succession; one after another 优先yōu xiānto have priority; to take precedence 领先lǐng xiānto lead; to be in front 先锋xiān fēngvanguard; pioneer; avant-garde 率先shuài xiānto take the lead; to show initiative 事先shì xiānin advance; before the event; beforehand; prior 先前xiān qiánbefore; previously

Examples

Example sentences

Everyday dialogues

Sentences from the HSK character sentence bank. Tap a word or character to open its dictionary entry.

我先吃饭，再喝水。

wǒ xiān chī fàn，zài hē shuǐ。

I eat first, then drink water.

你先走，我一会儿来。

nǐ xiān zǒu，wǒ yī huìr lái。

You go first, I will come in a moment.

Caractères liés

元yuán

first

党dǎng

political party, gang, faction

光guāng

light

克kè

to subdue, to restrain, to overcome

儿ér

son, child

免miǎn

to spare, to excuse from

充chōng

to fill, to supply

兑duì

cash, check

县xiàn

county, district, subdivision

线xiàn

line, thread, wire

现xiàn

to appear, to manifest

显xiǎn

clear, evident

限xiàn

boundary, limit, line

险xiǎn

narrow pass, strategic point

献xiàn

to offer, to present

嫌xián

to hate, to detest