先 xiān

first, former, previous

HSK 1 #188

DEFINITIONS

  • first, former, previous
  • early
  • prior
  • former
  • in advance
  • first

STROKES

WORDS

先帝遺詔 xiān dì yí zhào posthumous edict of former emperor; Liu Bei's 劉備|刘备 edict to posterity
先後 xiān hòu early or late; priority; in succession; one after another
先后顺序 xiān hòu shùn xù order of priority; sequential order
先後順序 xiān hòu shùn xù order of priority; sequential order
先慈 xiān cí deceased mother
先斬後奏 xiān zhǎn hòu zòu first decapitate then present your trophy (idiom); act first, report later
先有 xiān yǒu prior; preexisting
先有后婚 xiān yǒu hòu hūn marriage arranged following a pregnancy; marriage necessitated by an unplanned pregnancy
先有後婚 xiān yǒu hòu hūn marriage arranged following a pregnancy; marriage necessitated by an unplanned pregnancy
先期录音 xiān qī lù yīn prerecording; to prerecord
先期錄音 xiān qī lù yīn prerecording; to prerecord
先機 xiān jī key moment; decisive opportunity
先民 xiān mín forebears
先決 xiān jué prerequisite; precondition
先决问题 xiān jué wèn tí preliminary question; priority problem; issues requiring more immediate attention
先決問題 xiān jué wèn tí preliminary question; priority problem; issues requiring more immediate attention
先決條件 xiān jué tiáo jiàn precondition; prerequisite
先汉 xiān hàn pre-Han; China before to 200 BC
先漢 xiān hàn pre-Han; China before to 200 BC
先王 xiān wáng former kings; former emperors; in Confucian writing, refers esp. to the sage rulers Yao 堯|尧[Yao2], Shun 舜[Shun4], Yu 禹[Yu3], Tang 湯|汤[Tang1] and the kings of Zhou
先王之政 xiān wáng zhī zhèng the rule of former kings
先王之乐 xiān wáng zhī yuè the music of former kings
先王之樂 xiān wáng zhī yuè the music of former kings
先王之道 xiān wáng zhī dào the way of former kings
先发 xiān fā initial; arising first; same as 首先發起|首先发起
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