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Chinese word

先生

xiān sheng

teacher

Meaning

Definitions are in English.
  • teacher
  • gentleman; sir; mister (Mr.)
  • husband
  • (dialect) doctor
  • CL:位[wei4]

Characters in this word

先xiān6 strokesfirst, former, previous生shēng5 strokeslife, lifetime

Common words: 先 · 生

Words

Words with the same first character

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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先锋xiān fēngvanguard; pioneer; avant-garde先前xiān qiánbefore; previously