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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
sophisticated; advanced (technology etc) / meritorious; exemplary (deeds etc)
HSK 3
before; previously
HSK 5
precedent
HSK 7-9
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
to lead the way / guide; forerunner; pioneer
vanguard; pioneer; avant-garde
HSK 6
avant-garde
(idiom) the first impression is the strongest; to hold a preconceived notion (about sth)
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
forerunner
advanced weapon
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
(math.) prior probability
ancestor; forefather / sb's late father
(computing, inventory management etc) first in, first out
birth defect
(idiom) strike first to gain the upper hand
lit. peaceful measures before using force (idiom) / fig. diplomacy before violence; jaw-jaw is better than war-war
vanguard
sequential order
precondition; prerequisite
forebears
former sovereigns
omen
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
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
(literary) our learned predecessors
posthumous edict of a former emperor / Liu Bei's 劉備|刘备 edict to posterity
(literary) ancient sage
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
emperor of a former dynasty
(loanword) shilling
my late paternal grandmother
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)
(literary) my late mother
lit. first execute the criminal, then report it to the emperor (idiom) / fig. to take some drastic action without the prior approval of higher authorities
person of foresight
former ruler; founding ruler
Western Han dynasty (206 BC–8 AD), aka 西漢|西汉
an older generation / ancestors; forefathers
the rule of former kings
foresight
a person of foresight / (religion) a prophet
prerequisite; necessary
the time before a certain date; in advance; beforehand; premature / initial period
(filmmaking) to prerecord a musical soundtrack to which actors will later synchronize their performance during filming
critical opportunity
(idiom) to consider it a pleasure to be among the first to read (or watch or enjoy)
having foresight / a person of foresight
a visionary
(official accolade) pace-setting team; exemplary group
(literary) my late father
(dialect) first of all; in the first place
(baseball) starting pitcher
(military) advance party
herald; precursor; harbinger
nature versus nurture
(literary) my late mother
(philosophy) a priori
(usu. of troops) in advance; in the vanguard / previously / in front; placed ahead of others
the way of former kings
the music of former kings
pioneer; trailblazer


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