先 xiān

first, former, previous

HSK 1 #188

DEFINITIONS

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

STROKES

WORDS

先进水平 xiān jìn shuǐ píng advanced level
先進水平 xiān jìn shuǐ píng advanced level
先进集体 xiān jìn jí tǐ (official accolade) advanced team; exemplary group
先進集體 xiān jìn jí tǐ (official accolade) advanced team; exemplary group
先达 xiān dá famous and virtuous ancestors; the great men of the past
先達 xiān dá famous and virtuous ancestors; the great men of the past
先遣隊 xiān qiǎn duì advance party; advance troops
先鋒 xiān fēng vanguard; pioneer; avant-garde
先鋒派 xiān fēng pài avant-garde
先鋒隊 xiān fēng duì vanguard
先鞭 xiān biān to take precedence; to make an early start; to lead the way
先頭 xiān tóu in advance; ahead; before; previously
先驅 xiān qū pioneer
先驅者 xiān qū zhě pioneer
先驗 xiān yàn a priori (philosophy)
先验概率 xiān yàn gài lǜ prior probability (statistics)
先驗概率 xiān yàn gài lǜ prior probability (statistics)
兵马未动，粮草先行 bīng mǎ wèi dòng ， liáng cǎo xiān xíng before the troops move, fodder and provisions go first (idiom); logistics comes before military maneuvers; an army marches on its stomach
兵馬未動，糧草先行 bīng mǎ wèi dòng ， liáng cǎo xiān xíng before the troops move, fodder and provisions go first (idiom); logistics comes before military maneuvers; an army marches on its stomach
其先 qí xiān previously; before that; up to then
国际先驱论坛报 guó jì xiān qū lùn tán bào International Herald Tribune
國際先驅論壇報 guó jì xiān qū lùn tán bào International Herald Tribune
大先知书 dà xiān zhī shū the biblical books of the prophets
大先知書 dà xiān zhī shū the biblical books of the prophets
女士优先 nǚ shì yōu xiān Ladies first!
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