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
先后
xiānhòu
one after another
Characters in this word
Example phrases
- 他们先后到。 Tā men xiānhòu dào. They arrive one after another.
- 我们先后走。 Wǒ men xiānhòu zǒu. We leave one after another.
- 两人先后发言。 Liǎng rén xiānhòu fāyán. The two people speak one after another.
Related words
- 先 xiān first, before
- 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
- 先前 xiānqián before; earlier
- 优先 yōuxiān priority; first
- 原先 yuánxiān formerly; originally
- 后 hòu behind, after
- 后边 hòubian back, behind