先 xiān
- Strokes
- 6
- Radical
- 儿 — son, child
- Made of
- 𠂒 small 儿 son, child
- How it's built
- Ideograph — the meaning is built from its parts
先
xiān
first, before
Character
Example phrases
- 我先走了。 Wǒ xiān zǒu le. I'll be going now.
- 你先吃吧。 Nǐ xiān chī ba. You eat first.
- 他先回家了。 Tā xiān huíjiā le. He went home first.
- 我先去学校。 Wǒ xiān qù xuéxiào. I'll go to school first.
- 你先喝水吧。 Nǐ xiān hē shuǐ ba. Drink some water first.
- 老师先看课文。 Lǎoshī xiān kàn kèwén. The teacher reads the lesson text first.
- 她先去商店买水。 Tā xiān qù shāngdiàn mǎi shuǐ. She'll go to the store to buy water first.
- 我们先在这儿等。 Wǒmen xiān zài zhèr děng. Let's wait here first.
- 你先说，我听。 Nǐ xiān shuō, wǒ tīng. You speak first; I'm listening.
- 先上车，再下车。 Xiān shàngchē, zài xiàchē. Get on first, then get off.
Related words
- 先生 xiānsheng Mr., sir; gentleman
- 领先 lǐngxiān to lead; to be ahead
- 首先 shǒuxiān first; first of all
- 先进 xiānjìn advanced
- 事先 shìxiān in advance
- 率先 shuàixiān to be the first
- 先后 xiānhòu one after another
- 先前 xiānqián before; earlier
- 优先 yōuxiān priority; first
- 原先 yuánxiān formerly; originally
- 祖先 zǔxiān ancestors
- 先锋 xiānfēng pioneer; vanguard