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
遗 ⇒
遗憾 yíhàn, [遺憾], regret/to regret/to be sorry that
遗嘱 yízhǔ, [遺囑], testament/will
遗传 yíchuán, [遺傳], heredity/to inherit (a trait)/to pass on (to one's offspring)
遗产 yíchǎn, [遺產], heritage/legacy/inheritance/bequest/CL:筆|笔[bǐ]
遗忘 yíwàng, [遺忘], to become forgotten/to forget
遗弃 yíqì, [遺棄], to leave/to abandon
遗体 yítǐ, [遺體], remains (of a dead person)
遗言 yíyán, [遺言], words of the deceased/last words of the dying/wisdom of past sages
遗漏 yílòu, [遺漏], to overlook/to miss/to omit
遗书 yíshū, [遺書], posthumous writing/testament/suicide note/ancient literature
遗失 yíshī, [遺失], to lose/lost
遗物 yíwù, [遺物], remnant
遗孀 yíshuāng, [遺孀], widow
遗留 yíliú, [遺留], to leave behind/to hand down
遗愿 yíyuàn, [遺願], final wishes of the departed
遗迹 yíjì, [遺跡], trace/vestige/historical remains/remnant
遗 yí, [遺], to lose/to leave behind/to omit/to bequeath/sth lost/involuntary discharge (of u...
后遗症 hòuyízhèng, [後遺症], (medicine) sequelae/residual effects/(fig.) repercussions/aftermath
遗骸 yíhái, [遺骸], (dead) human remains
遗传学 yíchuánxué, [遺傳學], genetics
不遗余力 bùyíyúlì, [不遺餘力], to spare no pains or effort (idiom); to do one's utmost
遗址 yízhǐ, [遺址], ruins/historic relics
遗骨 yígǔ, [遺骨], (dead) human remains
遗传病 遗传性 yíchuánxìng, [遺傳性], hereditary/inherited/genetic
遗志 yízhì, [遺志], the mission in life of a deceased person, left to others to carry on
暴露无遗 bàolùwúyí, [暴露無遺], to lay bare/to come to light
遗臭万年 yíchòuwànnián, [遺臭萬年], to have one's name go down in history as a byword for infamy (idiom)
遗忘症 yíwàngzhèng, [遺忘症], amnesia
遗容 yíróng, [遺容], body of the deceased (esp. in the context of paying one's respects)/picture of t...
一览无遗 yīlǎnwúyí, [一覽無遺], be plainly visible
遗传物质 yíchuánwùzhì, [遺傳物質], genetic material
遗孤 yígū, [遺孤], orphan
遗落 yíluò, [遺落], to leave behind (inadvertently)/to forget/to omit/to leave out
遗恨 yíhèn, [遺恨], eternal regret
遗像 yíxiàng, [遺像], portrait of the deceased
梦遗 mèngyí, [夢遺], wet dream/nocturnal emission (ejaculation)
遗产税 yíchǎnshuì, [遺產稅], inheritance tax/estate tax
遗属 遗风 yífēng, [遺風], tradition or style from the past/old ways/surviving tradition/relic
遗腹子 yífùzǐ, [遺腹子], posthumous child
遗精 yíjīng, [遺精], nocturnal emission/wet dream
遗照 yízhào, [遺照], picture of the deceased
遗族 yízú, [遺族], the bereaved/family of the deceased
遗传工程 yíchuángōngchéng, [遺傳工程], genetic engineering
拾遗 shíyí, [拾遺], to pocket a lost article/(fig.) to correct others' errors/to remedy omissions (i...
遗教 yíjiào, [遺教], work or plans left as a legacy/the views of the departed/posthumous orders or te...
遗存 遗训 yíxùn, [遺訓], wishes of the deceased