先
Meaning
xiān xian1
- early
- prior
- former
- in advance
- first
Example sentences
- We must finish our homework first.
- First I'll go to the bank, and then I'll buy the tickets.
- Do you want to get married first or have a child first?
- They didn't know what to do first.
HSK words with 先
- 先生xiānshengteacher
- 首先shǒuxiānfirst (of all)
- 领先lǐngxiānto lead
- 先进xiānjìnadvanced (technology)
- 事先shìxiānin advance
- 率先shuàixiānto take the lead
- 优先yōuxiānto have priority
- 原先yuánxiānoriginally
- 先前xiānqiánbefore; previously
- 先后xiānhòuearly or late
- 先锋xiānfēngvanguard
- 预先yùxiānbeforehand
- 祖先zǔxiānancestors; forebears
- 先例xiānlìantecedent
- 先天xiāntiānembryonic period (contrasted with 后天 [hòu tiān])
- 争先恐后zhēngxiānkǒnghòustriving to be first and fearing to be last (idiom); outdoing one another