Question

先 first/before/earlier/in advance HSK3 DC-E1-C-C09 我要先在这儿平复呼吸 否则他会问我是怎么回事 我就告诉他是哮喘 然后他会告诉我他老婆也有哮喘 或者是他的老板 或者是他表兄Wilbur wǒ yào  xiān  zài zhèr píngfù hūxī fǒuzé tā huì wèn wǒ shì zěnmehuíshì wǒ jiù gàosù tā shì xiàochuǎn ránhòu tā huì gàosù wǒ tā lǎopó yě yǒu xiàochuǎn huòzhě shì tā de lǎobǎn huòzhě shì tā biǎoxīong Wilbur

Accepted Answer

xiān adj adv 242 I'll stay here a minute,to get my breath, or else he'll ask,what's the matter, and I'll tell him it's asthma, and he'll tell me,about how his wife had asthma, or his boss, or his cousin Wilbur. TV - Alfred Hitchcock Presents - S02E39_0.01.34

Chinese	先
Pinyin	xiān
English	first/before/earlier/in advance
Part	adj adv
Source	HSK3 DC-E1-C-C09
Ranking	242
Example Chinese	我要先在这儿平复呼吸否则他会问我是怎么回事我就告诉他是哮喘然后他会告诉我他老婆也有哮喘或者是他的老板或者是他表兄Wilbur
Example English	I'll stay here a minute,to get my breath, or else he'll ask,what's the matter, and I'll tell him it's asthma, and he'll tell me,about how his wife had asthma, or his boss, or his cousin Wilbur.
Example Pinyin	wǒ yào xiān zài zhèr píngfù hūxī fǒuzé tā huì wèn wǒ shì zěnmehuíshì wǒ jiù gàosù tā shì xiàochuǎn ránhòu tā huì gàosù wǒ tā lǎopó yě yǒu xiàochuǎn huòzhě shì tā de lǎobǎn huòzhě shì tā biǎoxīong Wilbur
Example Source	TV - Alfred Hitchcock Presents - S02E39_0.01.34

Tā Wǒ Shì 先 Xiān He'll Asthma Huì