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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 (5)

先生，请坐！您要什么？
Xiānshēng, qǐng zuò! Nín yào shénme?
Sir, please have a seat! What would you like?
Text 3
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
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
你认识谢先生吗？
Nǐ rènshi Xiè xiānsheng ma?
Do you know Mr. Xie?
Text 4

Alternate Entries

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

Metadata

Category
Chinese
Word Frequency Rank
89 of 84,292