first (adv.)
HSK 3
Traditional
先 (unaltered)
Radicals
Stroke order
Phonetically similar words
咸 xián - salty (adj.) | HSK 4
县 xiàn - county (n.) | HSK 5
弦 xián - the string of a musical instrument/bow; spring (n.) | HSK 6
嫌 xián - suspicion; ill will; resentment (v.) | HSK 6
Examples
我们先吃饭再去看电影。 wǒmen xiān chīfàn zài qù kàn diànyǐng. - First, we'll eat, then we'll go watch a movie.
你先打开书，然后再读。 nǐ xiān dǎkāi shū, ránhòu zài dú. - First, open the book, then read.
我要先洗澡再吃饭。 wǒ yào xiān xǐzǎo zài chīfàn. - I'll take a bath first, then eat.
先等一下，我需要想一想。 xiān děng yīxià, wǒ xūyào xiǎng yīxiǎng. - Wait a moment, I need to think.
我们应该先制定计划。 wǒmen yīnggāi xiān zhìdìng jìhuà. - We should make a plan first.
Phrases
先生 xiān sheng - Mr; Sir (n.) | HSK 1
首先 shǒu xiān - first (pron.) | HSK 4
事先 shì xiān - in advance; beforehand (n.) | HSK 5
领先 lǐng xiān - (be in the) lead (v.) | HSK 6
先进 xiān jìn - advanced (adj.) | HSK 6
先前 xiān qián - before; previously (n.) | HSK 6
优先 yōu xiān - take precedence; prior (v.) | HSK 6
预先 yù xiān - in advance; beforehand (adv.) | HSK 6
原先 yuán xiān - former; original (n.) | HSK 6
争先恐后 zhēng xiān kǒng hòu - falling over each other; in a mad rush to be first () | HSK 6
祖先 zǔ xiān - ancestors; forefathers (n.) | HSK 6