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
见 ⇒
见 jiàn/xiàn, [見], to see/to meet/to appear (to be sth)/to interview, to appear/also written 現|现[xi...
看见 kànjiàn, [看見], to see/to catch sight of
再见 zàijiàn, [再見], goodbye/see you again later
见到 jiàndào, [見到], to see
见面 jiànmiàn, [見面], to meet/to see each other/CL:次[cì]
意见 yìjiàn, [意見], idea/opinion/suggestion/objection/complaint/CL:點|点[diǎn],條|条[tiáo]
听见 tīngjiàn, [聽見], to hear
见鬼 jiànguǐ, [見鬼], curse it!/to hell with it!
不见 bùjiàn, [不見], not to see/not to meet/to have disappeared/to be missing
遇见 yùjiàn, [遇見], to meet
见见 会见 huìjiàn, [會見], to meet with (sb who is paying a visit)/CL:次[cì]
想见 xiǎngjiàn, [想見], to infer/to gather
见识 jiànshi, [見識], to gain first-hand knowledge of sth/to experience for oneself/knowledge/experien...
回见 huíjiàn, [回見], See you later!
见证 jiànzhèng, [見證], to be witness to/witness/evidence
梦见 mèngjiàn, [夢見], to dream about (sth or sb)/to see in a dream
预见 yùjiàn, [預見], to foresee/to predict/to forecast/to envision/foresight/intuition/vision
偏见 piānjiàn, [偏見], prejudice
常见 chángjiàn, [常見], commonly seen/common/to see sth frequently
罕见 hǎnjiàn, [罕見], rare/rarely seen
显而易见 xiǎnéryìjiàn, [顯而易見], clearly and easy to see (idiom); obviously/clearly/it goes without saying
起见 qǐjiàn, [起見], motive/purpose/(sth) being the motive or purpose
碰见 pèngjiàn, [碰見], to run into/to meet (unexpectedly)/to bump into
相见 xiāngjiàn, [相見], to see each other/to meet in person
少见 shǎojiàn, [少見], rare/not familiar (to the speaker)/sth rarely experience/hard to see
视而不见 shìérbùjiàn, [視而不見], to turn a blind eye to/to ignore
一见钟情 yījiànzhōngqíng, [一見鐘情], love at first sight (idiom)
撞见 zhuàngjiàn, [撞見], to meet by accident
看得见 kàndéjiàn, [看得見], can see/visible
瞧见 qiáojiàn, [瞧見], to see
见解 jiànjiě, [見解], opinion/view/understanding
开门见山 kāiménjiànshān, [開門見山], lit. to open the door and see the mountain; fig. to get right to the point (idio...
见不得人 jiànbudérén, [見不得人], shameful
远见 yuǎnjiàn, [遠見], vision
接见 jiējiàn, [接見], to receive sb/to grant an interview
可见 kějiàn, [可見], it can clearly be seen (that this is the case)/it is (thus) clear/clear/visible
见面会 jiànmiànhuì, [見面會], meet and greet
成见 chéngjiàn, [成見], preconceived idea/bias/prejudice
引见 yǐnjiàn, [引見], to introduce (sb)/(esp.) to present to the emperor
参见 cānjiàn, [參見], to refer to/see also/compare (cf.)/to pay respect to
见证人 jiànzhèngrén, [見證人], eyewitness (to an incident)/witness (to a legal transaction)
主见 zhǔjiàn, [主見], one's own view/having definite opinions
不见得 bùjiànde, [不見得], not necessarily/not likely
见效 jiànxiào, [見效], to have the desired effect
高见 gāojiàn, [高見], wise opinion/brilliant idea (honorific)
政见 zhèngjiàn, [政見], political views
前所未见 qiánsuǒwèijiàn, [前所未見], unprecedented/never seen before
见谅 jiànliàng, [見諒], please forgive me
见分晓 随处可见 见地 jiàndì, [見地], opinion/view/insight
眼见为实 yǎnjiànwéishí, [眼見為實], seeing is believing
固执己见 gùzhíjǐjiàn, [固執己見], to persist in one's views
拜见 bàijiàn, [拜見], to pay a formal visit/to call to pay respects/to meet one's senior or superior
眼见 yǎnjiàn, [眼見], to see with one's own eyes/very soon
一针见血 yīzhēnjiànxiě, [一針見血], lit. to draw blood on the first prick (idiom)/fig. to hit the nail on the head
见外 jiànwài, [見外], to regard sb as an outsider
见死不救 见怪 jiànguài, [見怪], to mind/to take offense
见好 见习 jiànxí, [見習], to learn on the job/to be on probation
司空见惯 sīkōngjiànguàn, [司空見慣], a common occurrence (idiom)
见报 jiànbào, [見報], to appear in the news/in the papers
召见 zhàojiàn, [召見], call in (one's subordinates)/summon (an envoy of a foreign country) to an interv...
坦诚相见 tǎnchéngxiāngjiàn, [坦誠相見], to trust one another fully/to treat sb with sincerity
所见所闻 suǒjiànsuǒwén, [所見所聞], what one hears and sees (idiom)
小巫见大巫 xiǎowūjiàndàwū, [小巫見大巫], lit. minor magician in the presence of a great one (idiom)/fig. to pale into ins...
见怪不怪 jiànguàibùguài, [見怪不怪], to keep one's calm in the face of the unexpected/not to wonder at strange sights
瞥见 piējiàn, [瞥見], to glimpse
己见 jǐjiàn, [己見], one's own viewpoint
求见 见义勇为 jiànyìyǒngwéi, [見義勇為], to see what is right and act courageously (idiom, from Analects); to stand up br...
初见 重见天日 chóngjiàntiānrì, [重見天日], to see the light again (idiom); delivered from oppression
约见 yuējiàn, [約見], to arrange an interview/an appointment (with the foreign ambassador)
能见度 néngjiàndù, [能見度], visibility
见面礼 jiànmiànlǐ, [見面禮], gift given to sb when meeting them for the first time
只见 相形见绌 xiāngxíngjiànchù, [相形見絀], to pale by comparison (idiom)
先见之明 xiānjiànzhīmíng, [先見之明], foresight
见多识广 jiànduōshíguǎng, [見多識廣], experienced and knowledgeable (idiom)
名不见经传 míngbùjiànjīngzhuàn, [名不見經傳], (lit.) name not encountered in the classics/unknown (person)/nobody
预见性 晋见 jìnjiàn, [晉見], to have an audience with
一见如故 yījiànrúgù, [一見如故], familiarity at first sight
见长 jiàncháng, [見長], to be good at sth/one's forte
拨云见日 bōyúnjiànrì, [撥雲見日], lit. to dispel the clouds and see the sun (idiom); fig. to restore justice
一见倾心 yījiànqīngxīn, [一見傾心], love at first sight
窥见 清晰可见 屡见不鲜 lǚjiànbùxiān, [屢見不鮮], a common occurrence (idiom)
见世面 见方 jiànfāng, [見方], a (10 meter) square/a square of given side
远见卓识 yuǎnjiànzhuóshí, [遠見卓識], visionary and sagacious (idiom)
立竿见影 lìgānjiànyǐng, [立竿見影], lit. set up a pole and see the shadow (idiom); fig. instant effect/quick results
寻短见 xúnduǎnjiàn, [尋短見], to commit suicide
捉襟见肘 zhuōjīnjiànzhǒu, [捉襟見肘], lit. pulling on the lapels exposes the elbows (idiom)/strapped for cash/unable t...
见闻 jiànwén, [見聞], what one has seen and heard/knowledge/one's experience
望见 wàngjiàn, [望見], to espy/to spot
见仁见智 jiànrénjiànzhì, [見仁見智], opinions differ (idiom)
常见病 君不见 兵戎相见 bīngróngxiāngjiàn, [兵戎相見], to meet on the battlefield (idiom)
日见 见异思迁 jiànyìsīqiān, [見異思遷], to change at once on seeing sth different (idiom); loving fads and novelty/never...
相见恨晚 xiāngjiànhènwǎn, [相見恨晚], to regret not having met earlier (idiom); It is nice to meet you finally./It fee...
见习生 jiànxíshēng, [見習生], apprentice/probationer/cadet
常见于 可见光 kějiànguāng, [可見光], visible light/light in optical spectrum
见天 jiàntiān, [見天], (coll.) every day
自寻短见 百闻不如一见 bǎiwénbùrúyījiàn, [百聞不如一見], seeing once is better than hearing a hundred times (idiom); seeing for oneself i...
瞅见 chǒujiàn, [瞅見], to see
各持己见 gèchíjǐjiàn, [各持己見], each sticks to his own opinion (idiom); chacun son gout
各抒己见 gèshūjǐjiàn, [各抒己見], everyone gives their own view
闹意见 初见成效 见所未见 见笑 jiànxiào, [見笑], to mock/to be ridiculed/to incur ridicule through one's poor performance (humble...
由此可见 yóucǐkějiàn, [由此可見], from this, it can be seen that...
可见度 可见一斑 真知灼见 zhēnzhīzhuójiàn, [真知灼見], penetrating insight
创见 chuàngjiàn, [創見], an original idea
智者见智 喜闻乐见 xǐwénlèjiàn, [喜聞樂見], to love to hear and see (idiom)/well received/to one's liking
仁者见仁 低头不见抬头见 见缝插针 jiànfèngchāzhēn, [見縫插針], lit. to see a gap and stick in a needle (idiom); fig. to make use of every secon...
意见箱 yìjiànxiāng, [意見箱], suggestion box
私见 见风转舵 jiànfēngzhuǎnduò, [見風轉舵], lit. see the wind and set the helm (idiom); fig. to act pragmatically/to be flex...
朝见 cháojiàn, [朝見], to have an audience (with the Emperor)
进见 人见人 门户之见 ménhùzhījiàn, [門戶之見], sectarian bias/parochialism
以小见大 短见 duǎnjiàn, [短見], short-sighted/suicide
国见升 显见 xiǎnjiàn, [顯見], obvious/clearly visible
见高低 见习期 伏见之 管见 guǎnjiàn, [管見], my limited view (lit. view through a thin tube)/my limited understanding/my opin...
照见 见义勇为者 浅见 qiǎnjiàn, [淺見], shallow opinion/humble opinion
见教 jiànjiào, [見教], I have been enlightened by your teaching (humble)
见珂 见状 jiànzhuàng, [見狀], upon seeing this, .../in response, ...
见于 只见树木不见森林 zhǐjiànshùmùbùjiànsēnlín, [只見樹木不見森林], unable to see the wood for the trees/fig. only able to see isolated details, and...