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how to write xian(first) in chinese

pinyinxiān
radicalsStroke count6
eanglish meaningfirst; before; in advance; earlier

  Stroke order of the Chinese character "先" (xian)

Handwriting

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Basic explanations

n. (时间或次序在前的) earlier; before; first; in advance:

1.  有言在
make clear beforehand;

2.  恐后
strive to be the first and fear to lag behind;

3.  你不必付款。
You don't have to pay in advance.

4.  拟个提纲再写。
Make an outline before you start writing.

5.  他比我到。
He arrived earlier than I did.; He arrived there before me.

6.  他在班上遥遥领
He is far in advance of his class.

7.  同志们别走。
Don't go yet, comrades.

8.  说几句。
Let me say a few words first.

9.  做学生,再做生。
Be a pupil before you become a teacher.

n. (祖先; 上代) elder generation; ancestor:

1.  
ancestor: forefather

n. (尊称死去的人) deceased; late:

1.  
my late father

n. [口] (先前) earlier on; before:

1.  怎么不告诉我?
Why didn't you tell me before?

n. (姓氏) a surname:

1.  
Xian Zhen

Words with the chinese character xian(先)

  行者                               老祖           一马当   害人害己   恶人告状     算命