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先 đầu tiên
Stroke order
先 is written in 6 strokes.
- 先
Senses
- beforehand; first; earlier
- at first; originally
- for the time being; for now
- (prefix) my late (in referring to deceased relatives older than oneself)
Example sentences
- 你先走，我等一下。Nǐ xiān zǒu, wǒ děng yíxià.You go first, I will wait a moment.
- 我们先吃饭吧。Wǒmen xiān chīfàn ba.Let's eat first.
Related words
先 is pronounced xiān and means “đầu tiên”. HSK 3 places it in the Hanyu Shuiping Kaoshi, the standardised measure of Chinese proficiency. There is a real difference between having seen 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.