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先
Character Breakdown (Single character)
Compound Words (20)
率先
shuàixiān
to take the lead
领先
lǐngxiān
to lead
抢先
qiǎngxiān
to rush (to do sth urgent)
争先
zhēngxiān
to compete to be first
祖先
zǔxiān
ancestor
预先
yùxiān
beforehand
先贤
xiānxián
worthy predecessor
先驱
xiānqū
pioneer
先头
xiāntóu
in advance
最先
zuìxiān
(the) very first
先祖
xiānzǔ
deceased grandfather
从先
cóngxiān
(dialect) before
巴先
bāxiān
percent (loanword)
开先
kāixiān
at first
先秦
xiānQín
pre-Qin, Chinese history up to the foundation of the Qin imperial dynasty in 221 BC
先见
xiānjiàn
foresight
事先
shìxiān
in advance
先觉
xiānjué
person with foresight
先达
xiāndá
famous and virtuous ancestors
先进
xiānjìn
advanced (technology)
Example Sentences (9)
我先去看了黄河，黄河是中国有名的大河，我坐在船上，一边看一边照相。
Wǒ xiān qù kàn le huáng hé, huáng hé shì zhōngguó yǒumíng de dàhé, wǒ zuò zài chuán shàng, yìbiān kàn yìbiān zhàoxiàng.
I went to see the Yellow River first. The Yellow River is a famous big river in China. I sat on a boat, looking and taking photos at the same time.
Text 4
其实做水果饭很简单，先把米饭做好，然后再把一块块新鲜的水果放进去，水果饭就做好了。
Qíshí zuò shuǐguǒ fàn hěn jiǎndān, xiān bǎ mǐfàn zuò hǎo, ránhòu zài bǎ yí kuài kuài xīnxiān de shuǐguǒ fàng jìnqù, shuǐguǒ fàn jiù zuò hǎo le.
Actually, making fruit rice is very simple. First cook the rice, then put pieces of fresh fruit in, and the fruit rice is done.
Text 4
好啊，我先把桌子搬出去，然后你把水果拿过来，我们听叔叔阿姨讲他们年轻时候的故事。
Hǎo a,wǒ xiān bǎ zhuōzi bān chūqù,ránhòu nǐ bǎ shuǐguǒ ná guòlái,wǒmen tīng shūshu āyí jiǎng tāmen niánqīng shíhou de gùshi.
Sure, I'll move the table out first, then you bring the fruit over, and we'll listen to uncle and aunt tell stories from when they were young.
Text 3
你先等一下，我去把电视关了。
Nǐ xiān děng yíxià, wǒ qù bǎ diànshì guān le.
Wait a moment, I'll go turn off the TV.
Text 2
不等她了，我先给大家讲讲这次比赛的要求和一些需要注意的地方。
bù děng tā le, wǒ xiān gěi dàjiā jiǎng jiǎng zhè cì bǐsài de yāoqiú hé yìxiē xūyào zhùyì de dìfang.
Let's not wait for her. I'll first tell everyone about the requirements for this competition and some things to pay attention to.
Text 2
先把茶和杯子准备好，然后把冰箱里的西瓜拿出来。
Xiān bǎ chá hé bēizi zhǔnbèi hǎo, ránhòu bǎ bīngxiāng lǐ de xīguā ná chūlái.
First prepare the tea and cups, then take the watermelon out of the fridge.
Text 1
那我们先休息一下，一会儿再爬。
Nà wǒmen xiān xiūxi yíxià, yíhuìr zài pá.
Then let's rest a bit first, and climb again in a while.
Text 3
没关系，你先把电视节目看完吧，然后再给我回电话。
Méiguānxi,nǐ xiān bǎ diànshì jiémù kàn wán ba,ránhòu zài gěi wǒ huí diànhuà.
It's okay, finish watching the TV show first, then call me back.
Text 2
Metadata
- Category
- Chinese
- HSK Character Level
- 1
- Character Frequency Rank
- 187
- Word Frequency Rank
- 324 of 84,292