(xiān) early; prior; former; in advance; first
(xiānxiàshǒuwéiqiáng) strike first and gain the upper hand (idiom, martial arts term); Making the first move is an advantage.
(xiānbùxiān) first of all; in the first place, ...
(xiānlìng) shilling
(xiānláihòudào) in order of arrival; first come, first served
(xiānlì) antecedent; precedent
(xiānzhào) omen
(xiānrùwéizhǔ) lit. first impression is strongest
(xiāngōng) deceased father; deceased senior male figure
(xiāndàoxiāndé) first come first served
(xiānqián) before; previously
(xiānjūn) my late father; my ancestors; the late emperor
(xiāndàmǔ) deceased paternal grandmother
(xiāntiān) inborn; innate; natural
(xiāntiānxiàzhīyōuéryōuhòutiānxiàzhīlèérlè) The first concern is affairs of state, enjoying the pleasure comes later. Quotation from essay On Yueyang Tower 岳陽樓記|岳阳楼记 by Song writer Fan Zhongyan 範仲淹|范仲淹
(xiāntiānxìng) congenital; intrinsic; innateness
(xiāntiānxìngquēxiàn) birth defect
(xiāntiānyúxíng) Down syndrome; trisomy 21
(xiānbǐ) deceased mother; mother of an ancestor
(xiāndǎo) guide; forerunner; pioneer
(xiāndìyízhào) posthumous edict of former emperor; Liu Bei's 劉備|刘备 edict to posterity
(xiānhòu) early or late; priority; in succession; one after another
(xiānhòushùnxù) order of priority; sequential order
(xiāncí) deceased mother
(xiānzhǎnhòuzòu) first decapitate then present your trophy (idiom); act first, report later
(xiānqī) in advance; beforehand; premature; front-end
(xiānqīlùyīn) pre-recording; to pre-record
(xiānjī) key moment; decisive opportunity
(xiānjué) prerequisite; precondition
(xiānjuéwèntí) preliminary question; priority problem; issues requiring more immediate attention
(xiānjuétiáojiàn) precondition; prerequisite
(xiānhé) priority; sth advocated first; refers to ancient tradition: Worship the river first, then the sea.
(xiānhàn) pre-Han; China before to 200 BC
(xiānliè) martyr
(xiānfù) deceased father; my late father
(xiānwáng) former kings; former emperors; in Confucian writing, refers esp. to the sage rulers Yáo 堯|尧, Shùn 舜, Yǔ 禹, Tāng 湯|汤 and the kings of Zhou
(xiānwángzhīzhèng) the rule of former kings
(xiānwángzhīyuè) the music of former kings
(xiānwángzhīdào) the way of former kings
(xiānsheng) Mister (Mr.)
(xiānsheng) teacher; husband; doctor (topolect); CL:位[wei4]
(xiānshengmen) gentlemen
(xiānfā) initial; arising first; same as 首先發起|首先发起
(xiānfāzhìrén) to gain the initiative by striking first (idiom); to pre-empt; to anticipate; pre-emptive
(xiānhuáng) the late Emperor
(xiāndǔwéikuài) joy of first experience (idiom); the pleasure of reading sth for the first time
(xiānzhī) prophet
(xiānzhīxiānjué) foresight; having foresight; person of foresight
(xiānzǔ) deceased grandfather; ancestry
(xiānlǐhòubīng) peaceful measures before using force (idiom); diplomacy before violence; jaw-jaw is better than war-war
(xiānqín) pre-Qin, Chinese history up to the foundation of the Qin imperial dynasty in 221 BC
(xiānshēng) herald; precursor; harbinger
(xiānshēngduórén) to gain the upper hand by a show of strength
(xiānxíng) to precede others; in advance
(xiānxíngzhě) forerunner
(xiānjiàn) foresight; prescience
(xiānjiànzhīmíng) foresight
(xiānjiànzhě) seer
(xiānjué) person with foresight
(xiānxián) worthy predecessor; distinguished person of the past; former sage
(xiānbèi) elders; former generations
(xiānjìn) advanced (technology); to advance
(xiānjìnwǔqì) advanced weapon
(xiānjìnshuǐpíng) advanced level
(xiānjìnjítǐ) collectives
(xiāndá) famous and virtuous ancestors; the great men of the past
(xiānqiǎnduì) advance party; advance troops
(xiānfēng) herald; pioneer
(xiānfēngduì) vanguard
(xiānbiān) to take precedence; to make an early start; to lead the way
(xiāntóu) in advance; ahead; before; previously
(xiānqū) pioneer
(xiānqūzhě) pioneer
(xiānyàn) a priori (philosophy)