先生 xiānsheng▶ tuan

Stroke order

先生 is written in 11 strokes across 2 characters.

• 先 — 6 strokes
• 生 — 5 strokes

Senses

1. teacher
2. gentleman; sir; mister (Mr.)
3. husband
4. (dialect) doctor

Example sentences

• 先生是我的老师。Xiānsheng shì wǒ de lǎoshī.The gentleman is my teacher.
• 先生，请坐。Xiānsheng, qǐng zuò.Sir, please sit.

Related words

• 医生dokter
• 学生siswa
• 生日ulang tahun
• 生病sakit, jatuh sakit
• 先pertama
• 生气marah

先生 is pronounced xiānsheng and means “tuan”. This word appears in HSK 1, one level of the Hanyu Shuiping Kaoshi — the proficiency exam most Chinese courses are built around. Passive recognition of 先生 arrives quickly and leaves quickly. Active recall is slower to build and far more durable, so LexiTrail keeps returning the word to you at widening intervals rather than on a timer.