首先 shǒuxiān▶ Primero

Stroke order

首先 is written in 15 strokes across 2 characters.

• 首 — 9 strokes
• 先 — 6 strokes

Example sentences

• 首先我们要看地图。Shǒuxiān wǒmen yào kàn dìtú.First we must look at the map.
• 首先感谢大家的帮助。Shǒuxiān gǎnxiè dàjiā de bāngzhù.First of all, thank you all for your help.

Related words

• 首都capital
• 先primero
• 首cabeza, jefe
• 事先Previo; Anterior
• 优先primero
• 元首Los jefes de estado

首先 is pronounced shǒuxiān and means “Primero”. HSK 4 places it in the Hanyu Shuiping Kaoshi, the standardised measure of Chinese proficiency. There is a real difference between having seen 首先 and being able to use it, and cramming a list flatters the first while doing little for the second. LexiTrail shows you the word again at the point your recall of it is about to lapse.