Character

先 xiān

first, former, previous

HSK 1 #188

先生 xiān sheng HSK 1	Mister (Mr.); teacher; husband; doctor (dialect); CL:位[wei4]
首先 shǒu xiān HSK 4	first (of all); in the first place
事先 shì xiān HSK 5	in advance; before the event; beforehand; prior
领先 lǐng xiān HSK 6	to lead; to be in front
先进 xiān jìn HSK 6	advanced (technology); to advance
优先 yōu xiān HSK 6	to have priority; to take precedence
祖先 zǔ xiān HSK 6	ancestor; forebears
先前 xiān qián HSK 6	before; previously
原先 yuán xiān HSK 6	originally; original; former
预先 yù xiān HSK 6	beforehand; in advance
争先恐后 zhēng xiān kǒng hòu HSK 6	striving to be first and fearing to be last (idiom); outdoing one another
先知 xiān zhī	prophet
最先 zuì xiān	(the) very first
先例 xiān lì	antecedent; precedent
抢先 qiǎng xiān	to rush (to do sth urgent); to try to be the first; to forestall
早先 zǎo xiān	previously; before
起先 qǐ xiān	at first; in the beginning
先锋 xiān fēng	vanguard; pioneer; avant-garde
先驱 xiān qū	pioneer
先行 xiān xíng	to precede others; in advance
先后 xiān hòu	early or late; priority; in succession; one after another
先令 xiān lìng	shilling (loanword)
遥遥领先 yáo yáo lǐng xiān	a long way in front; to lead by a wide margin
先辈 xiān bèi	elders; former generations
好好先生 hǎo hǎo xiān sheng	Mr Goody-goody; yes-man (sb who agrees with anything)

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