beforehand; first; earlier; at first; originally; for the time being; for now; (prefix) my late (in referring to deceased relatives older than oneself)
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首先shǒu xiān
Commonfirst of all; in the first place
事先shì xiān
in advance; before the event; beforehand; prior
领先lǐng xiān
to lead; to be in front
祖先zǔ xiān
ancestors; forebears; (biology) ancestral species; ancient species from which present-day species evolved
优先yōu xiān
to have priority; to take precedence
最先zuì xiān
(the) very first
原先yuán xiān
originally; original; former
预先yù xiān
beforehand; in advance
抢先qiǎng xiān
to rush (to do sth urgent); to try to be the first; to forestall
早先zǎo xiān
previously; before
起先qǐ xiān
at first; in the beginning
率先shuài xiān
to take the lead; to show initiative
女士优先nǚ shì yōu xiān
Ladies first!
争先zhēng xiān
to compete to be first; to contest first place
从先cóng xiān
(dialect) before; in the past; previously
其先qí xiān
previously; before that; up to then
占先zhàn xiān
to take precedence
在先zài xiān
to come first; previous; prior; beforehand; first; formerly
尽先jǐn xiān
in the first instance; as a first priority
巴先bā xiān
(Singapore) (loanword) percent
开先kāi xiān
at first
先不先xiān bù xiān
(dialect) first of all; in the first place
一马当先yī mǎ dāng xiān
(idiom) to take the lead
戴克里先Dài kè lǐ xiān
Diocletian (c. 245-311), Roman emperor
敢为人先gǎn wéi rén xiān
to dare to be first; to pioneer (idiom)
有约在先yǒu yuē zài xiān
to have a prior engagement
直系祖先zhí xì zǔ xiān
direct ancestor
遥遥领先yáo yáo lǐng xiān
(idiom) a long way in front; to lead by a wide margin
百善孝为先bǎi shàn xiào wéi xiān
of all virtues filial piety is most important (idiom)