| Simplified | 先 |
|---|---|
| Traditional | 先 |
| Pinyin | xiān |
| English | noun 1 elder generation; ancestor; forebear 2 beginning (opp. 后) 3 term of respect for the dead; deceased; late 4 (Xiān) a surname adverb 1 earlier; before; first; in advance (opp. 后) 2 [with a negative word “不”,“别”,etc.] for the time being; for the moment 3 colloquial earlier on; before; at first |
Tags: hsk1
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