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Collins Chinese-English Dictionary
- 先
[xiān]
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adjective
[指时间]
earlier
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事先
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beforehand
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2.
adjective
[指人]
late
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先父
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one's late father
Comprehensive Chinese-English Dictionary
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- 先
[xiān]
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1.
priority
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2.
first
Contemporary Standard Chinese Dictionary
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- 先
[xiān]
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动
走在前面
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争先恐后。
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2.
名
空间或时间在前的
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先锋。
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有言在先。
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事先。
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先来后到。
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3.
名
前代人
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祖先|
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先民。
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形
尊称已故去的
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先父。
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先师。
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先烈。
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5.
名
原来；开始时
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原先。
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起先。
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会议先由领导致词。
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Example Search
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俗话说“兵马未动，粮草先行”，在创办企业时必须首先筹集足够的资金。
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As the saying goes that “Food and fodder should go ahead of troops and horses”, ample funds must be prepared in the first place when establishing a company .
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王先生对周先生生前手稿进行辑佚。
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Mr. Wang is collecting Mr. Zhou's scattered manuscripts he wrote before his death.
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今天晚上在长安大戏院梅葆玖先生和谭元寿先生连袂演出《打渔杀家》。
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Tonight in the Chang'an Grand Theatre, Mei Baojiu and Tan Yuanshou will perform together in " Da Yu Sha Jia".
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小李是个聪明人，对事情总是能够先知先觉。
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Xiao Li is a smart person with foresight.
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先知先觉们的经历正是后人最好的读本。
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The experiences of the prophets are the best reading materials for later generations.
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你先发言，或者他先发言都可以。
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Whether you speak first or he does doesn't really matter.
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首先我们得先测试产品，进而再推广。
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First we have to test the product, and then we have to promote it.
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在110米栏决赛中，刘翔一马当先。
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总统先生今天下午结束了对我国的访问。
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This afternoon the President wrapped up his visit to China.
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现在天快黑了，得尽先找个地方住下来。
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