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Meaning of 先

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Pinyin: xiān
English Definition: early; prior; former; in advance; first
Chinese Definition:
①时间在前的,次序在前的,与“后”相对:先前。先期。原先。先驱。先河(中国古代帝王先祭黄河,后祭海,以河为海的本源,后称倡导在先的事物)。先觉。先见之明。先发制人。
②家族或民族的较早的一代或几代:先人。先世(祖先)。先民。
③对死去的人的尊称:先祖。先父。先哲(指已去世的有才德的思想家)。先烈。先贤。
④姓氏。
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Total strokes: 6; Radical:
Ideographic: Someone stepping in front of another person
Character Formation:
  • Above to below
    • Left to right
      • [ ] soil, earth; items made of earth
    • [ ér ] son, child
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Example Words
首先 shǒu xiān first (of all); in the first place
先进 xiān jìn advanced (technology); to advance
先后 xiān hòu early or late; priority; in succession; one after another
率先 shuài xiān to take the lead; to show initiative
领先 lǐng xiān to lead; to be in front
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Example Sentences
1
First study hard and then watch TV.
2
Whoever arrives first will eat first.
3
I will first say a few sentences.
4
She got there before us.
5
Why didn't you tell me before?