Trad. | Simp. | Pinyin | English |
先 | xiān | early; prior; former; in advance; first; | |
先鋒 | 先锋 | xiān fēng | herald; pioneer; |
先後 | 先后 | xiān hòu | early or late; priority; in succession; one after another; |
先見者 | 先见者 | xiān jiàn zhě | seer; |
先見之明 | 先见之明 | xiān jiàn zhī míng | foresight; |
先進 | 先进 | xiān jìn | advanced (technology); to advance; |
先進水平 | 先进水平 | xiān jìn shuǐ píng | advanced level; |
先進武器 | 先进武器 | xiān jìn wǔ qì | advanced weapon; |
先例 | xiān lì | antecedent; precedent; | |
先令 | xiān lìng | shilling; | |
先前 | xiān qián | before; previously; | |
先驅 | 先驱 | xiān qū | pioneer; |
先生 | xiān sheng | sir; mister; teacher; (title of respect); | |
先天 | xiān tiān | inborn; innate; | |
先天性缺陷 | xiān tiān xìng quē xiàn | birth defect; | |
先行 | xiān xíng | (v) go in advance o others; | |
先知 | xiān zhī | prophet; |
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