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先生
xiānsheng
1. teacher
2. husband
3. doctor (dialect)
4. CL:[[位<wèi>]]
HSK 1 Very Common • Top 0%

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>]]
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)
好好先生
hǎohǎoxiānsheng
Mr Goody-goody
憨豆先生
HāndòuXiānsheng
Mr. Bean (TV)
风水先生
fēngshuǐxiānsheng
fengshui master
缠夹二先生
chánjiāèrxiānsheng
annoying muddle-headed person who gabbles unintelligibly

Alternate Entries

先生
xiānsheng
Mister (Mr.)
HSK 1

Metadata

Category
Chinese
Word Frequency Rank
89 of 84,292