赛先生 sài xiān sheng

DEFINITIONS

  1. "Mr Science", phrase used during the May 4th Movement 五四運動|五四运动[Wu3 si4 Yun4 dong4]
  2. abbr. for 賽因斯|赛因斯[sai4 yin1 si1]
  3. see also 德先生[De2 xian1 sheng5]

CHARACTERS

赛 sài
HSK 3
compete, contend; contest, race
先 xiān
HSK 1
first, former, previous
生 sheng
HSK 1
life, living, lifetime; birth