先 ⇒
先生 Xiānsheng/xiānsheng, Mister (Mr.), teacher/husband/doctor (dialect)/CL:位[wèi]
先 xiān, early/prior/former/in advance/first
首先 shǒuxiān, first (of all)/in the first place
领先 lǐngxiān, [領先], to lead/to be in front
事先 shìxiān, in advance/before the event/beforehand/prior
先进 xiānjìn, [先進], advanced (technology)/to advance
先知 xiānzhī, prophet
优先 yōuxiān, [優先], to have priority/to take precedence
祖先 zǔxiān, ancestor/forebears
先前 xiānqián, before/previously
原先 yuánxiān, originally/original/former
最先 zuìxiān, (the) very first
预先 yùxiān, [預先], beforehand/in advance
先例 xiānlì, antecedent/precedent
先是 抢先 qiǎngxiān, [搶先], to rush (to do sth urgent)/to try to be the first/to forestall
早先 zǎoxiān, previously/before
起先 qǐxiān, at first/in the beginning
先锋 xiānfēng, [先鋒], vanguard/pioneer/avant-garde
先驱 xiānqū, [先驅], pioneer
先行 xiānxíng, to precede others/in advance
先后 xiānhòu, [先後], early or late/priority/in succession/one after another
优先权 先令 xiānlìng, shilling (loanword)
遥遥领先 yáoyáolǐngxiān, [遙遙領先], a long way in front/to lead by a wide margin
先辈 xiānbèi, [先輩], elders/former generations
好好先生 hǎohǎoxiānsheng, Mr Goody-goody/yes-man (sb who agrees with anything)
先发制人 xiānfāzhìrén, [先發制人], to gain the initiative by striking first (idiom); to preempt/to anticipate/preem...
先天性 xiāntiānxìng, congenital/intrinsic/innateness
先下手为强 xiānxiàshǒuwéiqiáng, [先下手為強], strike first and gain the upper hand (idiom, martial arts term); Making the firs...
率先 shuàixiān, to take the lead/to show initiative
先天 xiāntiān, inborn/innate/natural
捷足先登 jiézúxiāndēng, the quick-footed climb up first (idiom)/the early bird catches the worm/first co...
先科 先机 xiānjī, [先機], key moment/decisive opportunity
优先级 先人 xiānrén, ancestors/previous generations/my late father
先入为主 xiānrùwéizhǔ, [先入為主], lit. first impression is strongest
先头 xiāntóu, [先頭], in advance/ahead/before/previously
先兆 xiānzhào, omen
先驱者 xiānqūzhě, [先驅者], pioneer
老先生 先祖 xiānzǔ, deceased grandfather/ancestry
有约在先 yǒuyuēzàixiān, [有約在先], to have a prior engagement
争先恐后 zhēngxiānkǒnghòu, [爭先恐後], striving to be first and fearing to be last (idiom); outdoing one another
一马当先 yīmǎdāngxiān, [一馬當先], to take the lead
先见之明 xiānjiànzhīmíng, [先見之明], foresight
在先 zàixiān, to come first/previous/prior/beforehand/first/formerly
先父 xiānfù, deceased father/my late father
先锋队 xiānfēngduì, [先鋒隊], vanguard
先河 xiānhé, priority/sth advocated first/refers to ancient tradition: Worship the river firs...
有言在先 先遣队 xiānqiǎnduì, [先遣隊], advance party/advance troops
先验 xiānyàn, [先驗], a priori (philosophy)
先拔头筹 先决条件 xiānjuétiáojiàn, [先決條件], precondition/prerequisite
先睹为快 xiāndǔwéikuài, [先睹為快], joy of first experience (idiom)/the pleasure of reading sth for the first time
为先 先知先觉 xiānzhīxiānjué, [先知先覺], foresight/having foresight/person of foresight
开路先锋 kāilùxiānfēng, [開路先鋒], pioneer/trailbreaker
先锋派 xiānfēngpài, [先鋒派], avant-garde
先斩后奏 xiānzhǎnhòuzòu, [先斬後奏], first decapitate then present your trophy (idiom); act first, report later
先放 先期 xiānqī, in advance/beforehand/premature/front-end
先遣 先于 身先士卒 shēnxiānshìzú, to fight at the head of one's troops/(fig.) to take the lead
先声夺人 xiānshēngduórén, [先聲奪人], to gain the upper hand by a show of strength
我先 先礼后兵 xiānlǐhòubīng, [先禮後兵], peaceful measures before using force (idiom); diplomacy before violence/jaw-jaw ...
先天不足 xiāntiānbùzú, congenital deficiency/inherent weakness
争先 zhēngxiān, [爭先], to compete to be first/to contest first place
先行者 xiānxíngzhě, forerunner
占先 zhànxiān, [佔先], to take precedence
先人后己 先导 xiāndǎo, [先導], guide/forerunner/pioneer
先烈 xiānliè, martyr
先石 近水楼台先得月 jìnshuǐlóutáixiāndéyuè, [近水樓臺先得月], the pavilion closest to the water enjoys moonlight first (idiom)/to benefit from...
先开 先决 xiānjué, [先決], prerequisite/precondition
先亲 阿龙先 先手 先敬 先来 敢为人先 gǎnwéirénxiān, [敢為人先], to dare to be first/to pioneer (idiom)
先天下之忧而忧 谈成先 南先镐 那先 罗格先 先解锁 先夫 率先垂范 麦先锋 未老先衰 wèilǎoxiānshuāi, to age prematurely
丹先 奎因先 小先生 庞贝先 黑乔先 得先 武君先 安姬得先
公 ⇒
公司 gōngsī, (business) company/company/firm/corporation/incorporated/CL:家[jiā]
办公室 bàngōngshì, [辦公室], office/business premises/bureau/CL:間|间[jiān]
公寓 gōngyù, apartment building/block of flats/CL:套[tào]
公平 gōngpíng, fair/impartial
公园 gōngyuán, [公園], park (for public recreation)/CL:個|个[gè],座[zuò]
公主 gōngzhǔ, princess
老公 lǎogōng/lǎogong, (coll.) husband, (coll.) eunuch/see also 老公[lǎo gōng]
公开 gōngkāi, [公開], public/to publish/to make public
公路 gōnglù, highway/road/CL:條|条[tiáo]
公众 gōngzhòng, [公眾], public
公共 gōnggòng, public/common/communal
公民 gōngmín, citizen
公正 gōngzhèng, just/fair/equitable
公里 gōnglǐ, kilometer
公 gōng, public/collectively owned/common/international (e.g. high seas, metric system, c...
公布 gōngbù, [公佈], to announce/to make public/to publish
公车 gōngchē, [公車], bus/abbr. for 公共汽車|公共汽车[gōng gòng qì chē]/car belonging to an organization and u...
公爵 gōngjué, duke/dukedom
公子 gōngzǐ, son of an official/son of nobility/your son (honorific)
公事 gōngshì, work-related matters/documents
办公 bàngōng, [辦公], to handle official business/to work (esp. in an office)
高速公路 gāosùgōnglù, expressway/highway/freeway
公斤 gōngjīn, kilogram (kg)
公关 gōngguān, [公關], public relations
公交 gōngjiāo, public transportation/mass transit/abbr. for 公共交通[gōng gòng jiāo tōng]
外公 wàigōng, (coll.) mother's father/maternal grandfather
公道 gōngdào/gōngdao, justice/fairness/public highway, fair/equitable
办公桌 公牛 gōngniú, bull
公文包 gōngwénbāo, briefcase/attaché case
公立 gōnglì, public (e.g. school, hospital)
公务 gōngwù, [公務], official business
开诚布公 kāichéngbùgōng, [開誠佈公]/[開誠布公], variant of 開誠布公|开诚布公[kāi chéng bù gōng], lit. deal sincerely and fairly (idiom);...
主公 zhǔgōng, Your Highness/Your Majesty
公告 gōnggào, post/announcement
主人公 zhǔréngōng, hero (of a novel or film)/main protagonist
公务员 gōngwùyuán, [公務員], functionary/office-bearer
例行公事 lìxínggōngshì, routine business/usual practice/mere formality
公墓 gōngmù, public cemetery
公然 gōngrán, openly/publicly/undisguised
公鸡 gōngjī, [公雞], cock/rooster
公共场所 公元前 gōngyuánqián, BCE (before the Common Era)/BC (before Christ)
公款 gōngkuǎn, public money
公式 gōngshì, formula
公认 gōngrèn, [公認], publicly known (to be)/accepted (as)
不公 bùgōng, unjust/unfair
公诉人 gōngsùrén, [公訴人], district attorney/public prosecutor/procurator
公用电话 gōngyòngdiànhuà, [公用電話], public phone/CL:部[bù]
公诉 gōngsù, [公訴], public charges (law)
公益 gōngyì, public good/public welfare
公开赛 gōngkāisài, [公開賽], (sports) open championship/open (as in "the US Open")
白雪公主 BáixuěGōngzhǔ, Snow White
公元 gōngyuán, CE (Common Era)/Christian Era/AD (Anno Domini)
雷公 Léigōng, Lei Gong or Duke of Thunder, the God of Thunder in Chinese mythology
有限公司 yǒuxiàngōngsī, limited company/corporation
公寓楼 gōngyùlóu, [公寓樓], apartment building/CL:座[zuò]
公会 gōnghuì, [公會], guild
百货公司 bǎihuògōngsī, [百貨公司], department store
公公 gōnggong, husband's father/grandpa/eunuch
公诸于众 公演 gōngyǎn, to perform (e.g. on the stage)/to lecture
公事公办 gōngshìgōngbàn, [公事公辦], to do things in a strictly businesslike manner (idiom)
公文 gōngwén, document
公民权 gōngmínquán, [公民權], civil rights/citizenship rights
公分 gōngfēn, centimeter/gram
公敌 gōngdí, [公敵], public enemy
公私 gōngsī, public and private (interests, initiative etc)
公尺 gōngchǐ, meter (unit of length)
公约 gōngyuē, [公約], convention (i.e. international agreement)
办公楼 bàngōnglóu, [辦公樓], office building/CL:座[zuò],棟|栋[dòng]
公厕 gōngcè, [公廁], public toilet
蒲公英 púgōngyīng, dandelion (Taraxacum mongolicum)
子公司 zǐgōngsī, subsidiary company/subsidiary corporation
公馆 Gōngguǎn/gōngguǎn, [公館], Gongguan or Kungkuan township in Miaoli county 苗栗縣|苗栗县[Miáo lì xiàn], northwest ...
公仆 gōngpú, [公僕], public servant/CL:個|个[gè],位[wèi]
公用 gōngyòng, public/for public use
公证 gōngzhèng, [公證], notarization/notarized/acknowledgement
公物 gōngwù, public property
总公司 zǒnggōngsī, [總公司], parent company/head office
分公司 fēngōngsī, subsidiary company/branch office
公设 gōngshè, [公設], postulate (math.)/public facilities (abbr. for 公共設施|公共设施[gōng gòng shè shī])
充公 chōnggōng, to confiscate
公安 gōngān, (Ministry of) Public Security/public safety/public security
公职 gōngzhí, [公職], civil service/public office/government job
公海 gōnghǎi, high sea/international waters
公升 gōngshēng, liter
跨国公司 kuàguógōngsī, [跨國公司], transnational corporation/multinational corporation
公报 gōngbào, [公報], announcement/bulletin/communique
公平交易 gōngpíngjiāoyì, fair dealing
公诸于世 gōngzhūyúshì, [公諸於世], to announce to the world (idiom)/to make public/to let everyone know
公干 gōnggàn, [公幹], public business/official work
大公 公证人 gōngzhèngrén, [公證人], notary/actuary
公映 gōngyìng, public screening (of a movie)
公费 gōngfèi, [公費], at public expense
母公司 mǔgōngsī, parent company
公社 gōngshè, commune
公子哥 公有 gōngyǒu, publicly owned/communal/held in common
出公差 老公公 lǎogōnggong, old man/husband's father/father-in-law/court eunuch
公害 gōnghài, public hazard, nuisance
公债 gōngzhài, [公債], government bond
公子哥儿 gōngzǐgēr, [公子哥兒], pampered son of a wealthy family
公家 gōngjiā, the public/the state/society/the public purse
公理 gōnglǐ, axiom (in logic)/axiomatic
公顷 gōngqǐng, [公頃], hectare
公审 gōngshěn, [公審], public trial (in a court of law)
王公 wánggōng, princes and dukes/aristocrat
股份公司 gǔfèngōngsī, joint-stock company
对簿公堂 duìbùgōngtáng, [對簿公堂], public courtroom accusation (idiom)/legal confrontation/to take sb to court/to s...
公告牌 公署 gōngshǔ, government office
公开化 gōngkāihuà, [公開化], to publicize/openness (of government, PRC equivalent of "glasnost")
公制 gōngzhì, metric system
公义 gōngyì, [公義], righteousness
公堂 gōngtáng, law court/hall (in castle)/CL:家[jiā]
公正性 公转 gōngzhuàn, [公轉], orbital revolution
公用事业 公婆 gōngpó, husband's parents/parents-in-law
公愤 gōngfèn, [公憤], public anger/popular indignation
皮包公司 píbāogōngsī, lit. briefcase company/dummy corporation/shell company/fly-by-night company
办公厅 bàngōngtīng, [辦公廳], general office
集团公司 海德公园 HǎidéGōngyuán, [海德公園], Hyde Park
铁公鸡 tiěgōngjī, [鐵公雞], cheapskate/stingy person
公休 gōngxiū, public holiday/official leave (e.g. sabbatical)
公国 gōngguó, [公國], duchy/dukedom/principality
湄公河 MéigōngHé, Mekong River
奉公守法 fènggōngshǒufǎ, to carry out official duties and observe the law
佟吉公 公信力 gōngxìnlì, public trust/credibility
公里数 公允 gōngyǔn, equitable/fair
公告栏 平方公里 píngfānggōnglǐ, square kilometer
公差 gōngchā/gōngchāi, tolerance (allowed error)/common difference (of an arithmetic series), official ...
公房 gōngfáng, public housing/dormitory, esp. for unmarried people
公安部 Gōngānbù, Ministry of Public Security
油公司 周公 Zhōugōng, Duke of Zhou (11th c. BC), son of King Wen of Zhou 周文王[Zhōu Wén wáng], played an...
公司法 gōngsīfǎ, corporations law
公分母 秉公 bǐnggōng, justly/impartially
公安局 gōngānjú, public security bureau (government office similar in function to a police statio...
公开信 gōngkāixìn, [公開信], open letter
公办 gōngbàn, [公辦], state-run
公断 gōngduàn, [公斷], arbitration (law)
公屋 公用电话亭 假公济私 jiǎgōngjìsī, [假公濟私], official authority used for private interests (idiom); to attain private ends by...
大公无私 dàgōngwúsī, [大公無私], selfless/impartial
公证员 公论 gōnglùn, [公論], public opinion
公驴 公德 gōngdé, public ethics/social morality
公布栏 gōngbùlán, [公佈欄], bulletin board
太公 tàigōng, great-grandfather/(old) grandfather/father
秉公执法 公共性 同业公会 tóngyègōnghuì, [同業公會], trade association
公务机 公信度 关公 Guāngōng, [關公], Lord Guan (i.e. 關羽|关羽[Guān Yǔ])
公式化 gōngshìhuà, to formalize/formalism in art (esp. as proscribed in USSR and PRC)
叔公 shūgōng, great uncle/grandfather's younger brother/husband's father's younger brother
公汽 愚公移山 yúgōngyíshān, the old man moves mountains (idiom); fig. where there's a will, there's a way
天公 tiāngōng, heaven/lord of heaven
种子公司 半公开 bàngōngkāi, [半公開], semiovert/more or less open
公使 gōngshǐ, minister/diplomat performing ambassadorial role in Qing times, before regular di...
公克 gōngkè, gram
公假 gōngjià, official leave from work (e.g. maternity leave, sick leave or leave to attend to...
公历 gōnglì, [公曆], Gregorian calendar/solar calendar
公判 gōngpàn, public opinion/public announcement of verdict at a trial
公正无私 公开课 宣公 人民公社 rénmíngōngshè, people's commune
恩公 ēngōng, benefactor
吉宗公 金公 师公 安公 公营 gōngyíng, [公營], public/publicly (owned, financed, operated etc)/run by the state
于公元 公海之 吉公 公文袋 公例 公廉 公函 gōnghán, official letter
公厘 gōnglí, [公釐], millimeter
公开性 公路局 野公马 相公 xiànggong, lord/master/young gentleman/male prostitute/catamite/mahjong player disqualified...
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