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先生
xiānsheng
1. Mister (Mr.)
HSK 1 Very Common • Top 0% Noun

Character Breakdown

先
xiān
first, former, previous
HSK 1 6 丶
生
shēng
life, lifetime; birth; growth
HSK 1 5 丶

Compound Words (9)

德先生
Déxiānsheng
"Mr Democracy", phrase used during the May 4th Movement [[五四運動|五四运动<WǔsìYùndòng>]]
赛先生
Sàixiānsheng
"Mr Science", phrase used during the May 4th Movement [[五四運動|五四运动<WǔsìYùndòng>]]
好好先生
hǎohǎoxiānsheng
Mr Goody-goody
憨豆先生
HāndòuXiānsheng
Mr. Bean (TV)
算命先生
suànmìngxiānsheng
fortune-teller
藤野先生
TéngyěXiānsheng
Yoshino-Sensei, Japanese friend of Lu Xun [[魯迅|鲁迅<LǔXùn>]]
账房先生
zhàngfángxiānsheng
bookkeeper (old)
风水先生
fēngshuǐxiānsheng
fengshui master
缠夹二先生
chánjiāèrxiānsheng
annoying muddle-headed person who gabbles unintelligibly

Example Sentences (4)

先生，我们店的行李箱都在这里，请问您要什么样的？
Xiānsheng, wǒmen diàn de xínglǐxiāng dōu zài zhèlǐ, qǐngwèn nín yào shénme yàng de?
Sir, all the suitcases in our store are here. What kind would you like?
Text 3
请问，张先生在吗？
Qǐngwèn, Zhāng xiānsheng zài ma?
Excuse me, is Mr. Zhang there?
Text 1
你认识谢先生吗？
Nǐ rènshi Xiè xiānsheng ma?
Do you know Mr. Xie?
Text 4
听张先生说，您是坐飞机来北京的？
Tīng Zhāng xiānsheng shuō, nín shì zuò fēijī lái Běijīng de?
I heard from Mr. Zhang that you came to Beijing by plane?
Text 3

Alternate Entries

先生
xiānsheng
teacher / husband / doctor (dialect) / CL:[[位<wèi>]]
HSK 1

Metadata

Category
Chinese
Word Frequency Rank
89 of 84,292