6 strokes
6 画
xiān
ér
child
- at first; before
- earlier; before sb. else
xiān-hòu
先后
adv.
successively; one after another; first and second
xiān-jìn
先进
adj.
advanced
xiān-qián
先前
n.
the past
xiān-sheng
先生
n.
teacher; Mister (Mr.); sir; gentleman; husband
lǐng-xiān
领先
v.
lead
shì-xiān
事先
adv.
in advance; beforehand
shǒu-xiān
首先
in primis; at first
zǔ-xiān
祖先
n.
ancestor
xiān-jiàn-zhī-míng
先见之明
preconception; foresight
xiān-xià-shǒu-wéi-qiáng
先下手为强
take the initiative is to gain the upper hand
Usage 用法
at first; before
Nǐ zěn-me bù xiān gào-su wǒ?
你怎么不先告诉我？
Why didn’t you tell me in the first place?
earlier; before sb. else
Jīn-tiān wǒ bǐ nǐ xiān dào.
今天我比你先到。
Today I arrived earlier than you did
