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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
in advance / before the event / beforehand / prior
HSK 4
to have priority; to take precedence
HSK 5
first (of all) / in the first place
HSK 3
to lead / to be in front
HSK 3
originally / original / former
HSK 5
to take the lead / to show initiative
HSK 4
(idiom) to take the lead
ancestors; forebears / (biology) ancestral species; ancient species from which present-day species evolved
HSK 7-9
(the) very first
Ladies first!
beforehand; in advance
HSK 7-9
Diocletian (c. 245-311), Roman emperor
to rush (to do sth urgent) / to try to be the first / to forestall
previously / before
(dialect) before / in the past / previously
at first; in the beginning
to come first / previous / prior / beforehand / first / formerly
of all virtues filial piety is most important (idiom)
direct ancestor
to have a prior engagement
(idiom) a long way in front; to lead by a wide margin
to take precedence
previously / before that / up to then
to dare to be first / to pioneer (idiom)
to compete to be first / to contest first place
(dialect) first of all; in the first place
percent (loanword)
in the first instance / as a first priority
at first


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