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xiān Meaning

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Pīnyīn Pronunciation
xiān | xian1
English translation
early
prior
former
in advance
first
first, former, previous

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About xiān

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Number of strokes

6

Traditional form

xiān

Contains the radical

ér

Part of speech

Adverb / 副词 fù cí Fù cí

Learning hint

Someone stepping  zhǐ  in front of another person  ér

Etymology of xiān

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Type

ideographic

Positional decomposition

⿱⿰?土儿

Explanation

Depicts a person ( rén ) stepping forward ( zhǐ ) leading the way.

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Example sentences using xiān

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Hàn 德尔先于萨姆·约翰逊 Yuē hàn xùn 0.06 miǎo de 成绩 chéngjì 获得 huòdé 金牌 jīn pái .

Handle won the gold medal with 06 second in front of Sam Johnson.

演员 yǎnyuán 不出声地 hēng zhāo shǒu 已经 yǐjīng 事先 shìxiān hǎo yīn de 歌曲 gē qǔ .

The actor mouthed the words of the recorded song.

BAKER先生 Xiānsheng : shì de , 喜欢 xǐhuan de 食物 shíwù , ne , 你是干什么 shénme 工作 gōngzuò de ?

MR BAKER: Yes, I like hot food Well, what do you do?

ō , bīn 格莱先生 Xiānsheng de Chē yāo sòng de 朋友 péngyou dào 麦里 tún , 斯脱夫妇 fūfù yòu shì yǒu Chē .

Oh! but the gentlemen will have Mr. Bingley's chaise to go to Meryton; and the Hursts have no horses to theirs.

" shì de ,先生 Xiānsheng , nín 可以 kěyǐ sòng dào 塔拉. Yuè kuài Yuè hǎo !

" Yassah , you kin sen'me ter Tara , quick as you kin.

Words with xiān

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FrequencySimplifiedMeaningTraditional
先生 Xiānsheng teacher先生 Xiānsheng
xiān early xiān
首先 shǒuxiān first (of all)首先 shǒuxiān
先进 xiānjìn to advance先進
先后 xiān hòu priority先後
领先 lǐngxiān to lead領先
优先 yōuxiān to have priority優先
率先 shuài xiān to take the lead率先 shuài xiān
事先 shìxiān in advance事先 shìxiān
原先 yuánxiān originally原先 yuánxiān
先前 xiānqián before先前 xiānqián
先锋 xiān fēng vanguard先鋒
先行 xiān xíng in advance先行 xiān xíng
最先 zuì xiān (the) very first最先 zuì xiān
预先 yùxiān beforehand預先
祖先 zǔxiān ancestor祖先 zǔxiān
抢先 qiǎng xiān to forestall搶先
先天 xiān tiān inborn先天 xiān tiān
先知 xiān zhī prophet先知 xiān zhī
先天性 xiān tiān xìng congenital先天性 xiān tiān xìng
先例 xiān lì antecedent先例 xiān lì
在先 zài xiān previous在先 zài xiān
先驱 xiān qū pioneer先驅
先机 xiān jī key moment先機
先期 xiān qī in advance先期 xiān qī

xiān Decomposition & Compounds

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xiān Decomposition

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xiān Compounds

See all 38 Chinese words that contain the character xiān in their composition.

  • xiān
    • zàn
      • zuān , zǎn , zàn , zàn , zuǎn , , , , zǎn , , , , , , , , zàn , , ,
    • xuǎn , xiàn , , xiān , xiǎn , shēn , shēn , xiǎn , xiǎn , shēn , xiǎn , , , , , ,
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