xiān
early
prior
former
in advance
first
shǒu xiān
first (of all)
in the first place
xiān sheng
teacher
husband
doctor (dialect)
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xiān jìn
advanced (technology)
to advance
xiān hòu
early or late
priority
in succession
one after another
xiān zǔ
deceased grandfather
ancestry
xiān qī
in advance
beforehand
premature
front-end
xiān xíng
to precede others
in advance
shào xiān duì
Young Pioneers (primary school league, a preparation for Communist Youth League)
zhēng xiān
to compete to be first
to contest first place
xiān jué
prerequisite
precondition
yōu xiān
to have priority
to take precedence
shì xiān
in advance
before the event
beforehand
prior
xiān Qín
pre-Qin, Chinese history up to the foundation of the Qin imperial dynasty in 221 BC
shuài xiān
to take the lead
to show initiative
yuán xiān
originally
original
former
xiān bèi
elders
former generations
qǐ xiān
at first
in the beginning
xiān shēng duó rén
to gain the upper hand by a show of strength
zhēng xiān kǒng hòu
striving to be first and fearing to be last (idiom); outdoing one another
qiǎng xiān
to rush (to do sth urgent)
to try to be the first
to forestall
xiān dǔ wéi kuài
joy of first experience (idiom)
the pleasure of reading sth for the first time
xiān hé
priority
sth advocated first
refers to ancient tradition: Worship the river first, then the sea.
xiān xián
worthy predecessor
distinguished person of the past
former sage
xiān hòu shùn xù
order of priority
sequential order
yáo yáo lǐng xiān
a long way in front
to lead by a wide margin
xiān jué tiáo jiàn
precondition
prerequisite
jí xiān fēng
daring vanguard
pioneer
leading figure
shào xiān duì yuán
member of the Young Pioneers
xiān tiān xìng
congenital
intrinsic
innateness
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