先

xiǎn

only used in 先馬／先马

Wiktionary

Homographs

先 xiān
  1. beforehand; first; earlier
  2. at first; originally
  3. for the time being; for now
  4. (prefix) my late (in referring to deceased relatives older than oneself)

Examples

谁先来？

Whose go is it first?

Source: Tatoeba

你先请！

After you!

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请先等他。

Please wait on him first.

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先谢谢了。

Thanks in advance.

Source: Tatoeba

白先走，白胜。

White to play and win.

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请先为他上菜。

Please serve him his meal first.

Source: Tatoeba

我应该先去做。

I should go ahead and do that.

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我们先去北京。

We are firstly going to Beijing.

Source: Tatoeba

汤姆先打了我。

Tom hit me first.

Source: Tatoeba

我要先找到他！

I want to find him first!

Source: Tatoeba

进食前先洗手。

Wash your hands before eating.

Source: Tatoeba

先看一些范例。

Let's look at some examples first.

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你们先去哪裡？

Where are you going first of all?

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你想先去哪裡?

Where would you like to go first?

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让我先讲完好吗？

Can you let me finish speaking?

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先格挡，再反击。

Parry, then strike.

Source: Tatoeba

我想先吃点蛋糕。

I want to eat some cake first.

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进厕所前先敲门。

Knock before entering the bathroom.

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先学走，再学跑。

Learn to walk before you run.

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我本应该先问的。

I should've asked.

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Containing this entry

先汉 Xiān Hàn Western Han dynasty (206 BC–8 AD), aka 西汉 Xī Hàn
少先队 Shào Xiānduì Young Pioneers of China, abbr. for 少年先锋队 Shàonián Xiānfēngduì
李先念 Lǐ Xiānniàn Li Xiannian (1909-1992), PRC general and politician
白先勇 Bái Xiānyǒng Bai Xianyong (1937-), Chinese-Taiwanese-US novelist of Hui descent
先生 xiānshēng
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