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先 xiān
先 (xiān) means "beforehand". It is a word from HSK 1 (Adv), number 286 in this course by how often it appears.
- Meaning
- beforehand; first; earlier; at first; originally; for the time being; for now
- Pinyin
- xiān
- Level
- HSK 1
- Characters
- 先
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Example sentences
- 先到先得。
First come, first serve.
Tatoeba: fucongcong / FeuDRenais - 女士优先。
Ladies first.
Tatoeba: zhouj1955 / CK - 先谢谢了。
Thanks in advance.
Tatoeba: sysko / CK
Learned together
In the course, "先" is in the same group as these words. You master them as a set.