先 先
xiān
ㄒㄧㄢ
  1. first, former, previous
Words with 先先
xiān ㄒㄧㄢ 先 先
  1. 1. beforehand
  2. 2. first
  3. 3. earlier
  4. 4. at first
  5. 5. originally
  6. 6. for the time being
  7. 7. for now
  8. 8. (prefix) my late (in referring to deceased relatives older than oneself)
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xiān rén ㄒㄧㄢㄖㄣˊ 先人 先人
  1. 1. ancestor
  2. 2. forefather
  3. 3. sb's late father
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zài xiān ㄗㄞˋㄒㄧㄢ 在先 在先
  1. Verb
    1. to come first
  2. 2. previous
  3. 3. prior
  4. 4. beforehand
  5. 5. first
  6. 6. formerly
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xiān yǒu ㄒㄧㄢㄧㄡˇ 先有 先有
  1. 1. prior
  2. 2. preexisting
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xiān sheng5 ㄒㄧㄢ˙ㄕㄥ 先生 先生
  1. 1. teacher
  2. 2. gentleman
  3. 3. sir
  4. 4. mister (Mr.)
  5. 5. husband
  6. Dialectal
    6. doctor
  7. Classifier
    7. wèi 位
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xiān fā ㄒㄧㄢㄈㄚ 先發 先发
Simplified Traditional 先发 先發
  1. Verb
    1. to take preemptive action
  2. Verb, Sports
    2. to be in the starting lineup
  3. Verb
    3. (of a baseball pitcher) to be the starting pitcher
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xiān hòu ㄒㄧㄢㄏㄡˋ 先後 先后
Simplified Traditional 先后 先後
  1. 1. early or late
  2. 2. first and last
  3. 3. priority
  4. 4. in succession
  5. 5. one after another
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xiān xíng ㄒㄧㄢㄒㄧㄥˊ 先行 先行
  1. Verb
    1. to start off before the others
  2. Verb
    2. to precede
  3. Verb
    3. to proceed in advance
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shì xiān ㄕˋㄒㄧㄢ 事先 事先
  1. 1. in advance
  2. 2. before the event
  3. 3. beforehand
  4. 4. prior
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qǐ xiān ㄑㄧˇㄒㄧㄢ 起先 起先
  1. 1. at first
  2. 2. in the beginning
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xiān tiān ㄒㄧㄢㄊㄧㄢ 先天 先天
  1. 1. embryonic period (contrasted with hòutiān後‍天hòutiān后‍天)
  2. 2. inborn
  3. 3. innate
  4. 4. natural
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xiān jìn ㄒㄧㄢㄐㄧㄣˋ 先進 先进
Simplified Traditional 先进 先進
  1. 1. sophisticated
  2. 2. advanced (technology etc)
  3. 3. meritorious
  4. 4. exemplary (deeds etc)
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qí xiān ㄑㄧˊㄒㄧㄢ 其先 其先
  1. 1. previously
  2. 2. before that
  3. 3. up to then
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xiān zhǔ ㄒㄧㄢㄓㄨˇ 先主 先主
  1. 1. former ruler
  2. 2. founding ruler
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xiān qián ㄒㄧㄢㄑㄧㄢˊ 先前 先前
  1. 1. before
  2. 2. previously
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kāi xiān ㄎㄞㄒㄧㄢ 開先 开先
Simplified Traditional 开先 開先
  1. 1. at first
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cóng xiān ㄘㄨㄥˊㄒㄧㄢ 從先 从先
Simplified Traditional 从先 從先
  1. Dialectal
    1. before
  2. 2. in the past
  3. 3. previously
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xiān jī ㄒㄧㄢㄐㄧ 先機 先机
Simplified Traditional 先机 先機
  1. 1. critical opportunity
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xiān mín ㄒㄧㄢㄇㄧㄣˊ 先民 先民
  1. 1. forebears
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xiān gōng ㄒㄧㄢㄍㄨㄥ 先公 先公
  1. Literary
    1. my late father
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