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  *先* | 先* | *先
beforehand; first; earlier / at first; originally / for the time being; for now / (prefix) my late (in referring to deceased relatives older than oneself)
HSK 1
teacher / gentleman; sir; mister (Mr.) / husband / (dialect) doctor / CL:
HSK 1
in advance / before the event / beforehand / prior
HSK 4
to have priority; to take precedence
HSK 5
sophisticated; advanced (technology etc) / meritorious; exemplary (deeds etc)
HSK 3
first (of all) / in the first place
HSK 3
to lead / to be in front
HSK 3
before; previously
HSK 5
originally / original / former
HSK 5
to take the lead / to show initiative
HSK 4
precedent
HSK 7-9
To do a good job, an artisan needs the best tools (idiom). Good tools are prerequisite to the successful execution of a job
early or late; first and last; priority / in succession; one after another
HSK 5
advanced level
the wise and learned individuals of the past
embryonic period (contrasted with 後天|后天) / inborn; innate; natural
HSK 7-9
to introduce sb, putting in a good word for them in advance
(old) Down syndrome; trisomy 21
(idiom) to take the lead
to lead the way / guide; forerunner; pioneer
(computing) priority level / (computing) precedence (of operators)
vanguard; pioneer; avant-garde
HSK 6
avant-garde
(idiom) the first impression is the strongest; to hold a preconceived notion (about sth)
ancestors; forebears / (biology) ancestral species; ancient species from which present-day species evolved
HSK 7-9
deceased father / my late father
(idiom) in order of arrival; first come, first served
to start off before the others; to precede / to proceed in advance
striving to be first and fearing to be last (idiom); outdoing one another
HSK 7-9
forerunner
advanced weapon
(the) very first
Mr. Bean (TV)
to be the first to worry about affairs of state, and the last to enjoy oneself (quotation from the essay On Yueyang Tower 岳陽樓記|岳阳楼记 by Song writer Fan Zhongyan 范仲淹)
(idiom) to gain the initiative by striking first; to preempt
(literary) my deceased grandfather / (literary) ancestors
to suffer from a congenital deficiency; to have an inherent weakness
to take preemptive action / (sports) to be in the starting lineup / (of a baseball pitcher) to be the starting pitcher
one's late teacher
lit. the duck is the first to know if the spring water is warm (idiom) / fig. an expert in the field knows which way the wind blows
(math.) prior probability
Mr Goody-goody / yes-man (sb who agrees with anything)
ancestor; forefather / sb's late father
(computing, inventory management etc) first in, first out
birth defect
(idiom) strike first to gain the upper hand
preliminary notification / to announce in advance
preferred stock
lit. peaceful measures before using force (idiom) / fig. diplomacy before violence; jaw-jaw is better than war-war
Young Pioneers of China, abbr. for 少年先鋒隊|少年先锋队
vanguard
sequential order
precondition; prerequisite
Ladies first!
beforehand; in advance
HSK 7-9
forebears
former sovereigns
to come late and leave first / last in, first out (LIFO)
Diocletian (c. 245-311), Roman emperor
to rush (to do sth urgent) / to try to be the first / to forestall
previously / before
martyr to the revolution
omen
(dialect) before / in the past / previously
fortune-teller
congenital; intrinsic; innate
issue that needs to be addressed first (before another issue can be resolved)
prior; preexisting
pre-Qin, Chinese history up to the foundation of the Qin imperial dynasty in 221 BC
to pioneer / pioneer; trailblazer
at first; in the beginning
to be born with a weak constitution and suffer from ill health during one's life / (fig.) to be problematic from the start, and get even worse over time
source; precursor; forerunner
to gain the upper hand by a show of strength
before the troops move, fodder and provisions go first (idiom); logistics comes before military maneuvers / an army marches on its stomach
to come first / previous / prior / beforehand / first / formerly
the quick-footed climb up first (idiom) / the early bird catches the worm / first come, first served
Bai Xianyong (1937-), Chinese-Taiwanese-US novelist of Hui descent
(literary) our learned predecessors
posthumous edict of a former emperor / Liu Bei's 劉備|刘备 edict to posterity
the pavilion closest to the water enjoys moonlight first (idiom) / to benefit from intimacy with an influential person
pioneer; trailblazer
(literary) ancient sage
preemptive right (in share issue)
first come first served
my late father / my ancestors / the late emperor
(official accolade) advanced individual; exemplary individual
to be the first; to lead the way
daring vanguard / pioneer / leading figure
emperor of a former dynasty
(loanword) shilling
my late paternal grandmother
lead(ing) position
martyr
to marry after getting pregnant
foresight; prescience
to leave first (courteous expression used to excuse oneself) / (euphemism) to predecease; to die first (e.g. before one's spouse)
the guilty party files the suit / the thief cries thief
of all virtues filial piety is most important (idiom)

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