先 · xiānHSK 1

先 xiān

first

Pinyin: xiān — tone 1
Meaning: first
Radical: 儿 · 6 strokes
Frequency: 92.0%
Difficulty: —

Decompose 先 Get pinyin HSK 1 words

§ 02 — Related words

Words containing 先

先生xiānsheng

§ 03 — In context

Example sentences

先走。

Go first.

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