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率先

shuàixiān

to be the first

A runner leading a race
Memory picture

Characters in this word

率 lǜ

Strokes
11
Radical
玄 — deep, profound, abstruse
How it's built
Ideograph — the meaning is built from its parts
More about the character 率

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

Example phrases

  • 他率先回答。 Tā shuài xiān huí dá. He answers first.
  • 她率先走了。 Tā shuài xiān zǒu le. She left first.
  • 我们率先到。 Wǒ men shuài xiān dào. We arrive first.

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