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先 xiān
The Chinese character 先 is read xiān and means "beforehand". It is written with 6 strokes. It first appears at HSK 1 and is used in 2 words in this course.
- Pinyin
- xiān
- Meaning
- beforehand; first; earlier; at first; originally; for the time being; for now
- Strokes
- 6
- Level
- HSK 1
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