MDBG English to Chinese dictionary

先生

Word definition:

Simplified Pīnyīn		English Definition	Traditional HSK
先生 xiānsheng	先生 \| 先生* \| *先生	teacher / husband / doctor (dialect) / CL: 位	HSK 1


先生 Xiānsheng	先生 \| 先生* \| *先生	Mister (Mr.)

Character decomposition:

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Character		Tot Str Rad / Str	Mandarin Pīnyīn	Unihan Definition standalone and in compounds	Jyutping Cantonese	Variant Four corner Cangjie
先	先 \| 先* \| *先	6画儿 + 4	xiān	first, former, previous	sin1	2421.1 HGHU


生	生 \| 生* \| *生	5画生 + 0	shēng	life, living, lifetime; birth	saang1, sang1	2510.0 HQM

Word decomposition:

Simplified		English Definition
先生 Xiānsheng	先生 \| 先生* \| *先生	Mister (Mr.)


先生 xiānsheng	先生 \| 先生* \| *先生	teacher / husband / doctor (dialect) / CL: 位


先 xiān	先 \| 先* \| *先	early / prior / former / in advance / first


生　shēng	生 \| 生* \| *生	to be born / to give birth / life / to grow / raw, uncooked

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