Dictionary/先

先

先 xiān

ㄒㄧㄢ
AdvHSK 1TOCFL Novice 2core 10k
1beforehand; first; earlier
2at first; originally
3for the time being; for now
4(prefix) my late (in referring to deceased relatives older than oneself)

Characters

先

Example

nǐ你xiān先zǒu走，wǒ我mǎ shàng马上lái来。
你先走，我马上来。
You go first; I'll be right there.

In the story library

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More words starting with 先

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See also: words & characters pronounced xiān