HSK 6 vocabulary › 优先
优先
优先 in English: to have priority; to take precedence
yōu xiān
to have priority; to take precedence
How to pronounce 优先
yōu xiān (without tone marks: you xian). yōu is a first (high, level) tone; xiān is a first (high, level) tone.
Characters in 优先
优 yōu
excellent; superior
excellent; superior
先 xiān
beforehand; first; earlier; at first; originally; for the time being; for now
beforehand; first; earlier; at first; originally; for the time being; for now
Related words
| 先生 | xiān sheng | teacher; gentleman | HSK 1 |
| 先 | xiān | early; prior | HSK 3 |
| 优点 | yōu diǎn | merit; benefit | HSK 4 |
| 优秀 | yōu xiù | outstanding; excellent | HSK 4 |
| 首先 | shǒu xiān | first (of all); in the first place | HSK 4 |
| 优惠 | yōu huì | privilege; favorable (terms) | HSK 5 |
| 优美 | yōu měi | graceful; fine | HSK 5 |
| 优势 | yōu shì | superiority; dominance | HSK 5 |
| 事先 | shì xiān | in advance; before the event | HSK 5 |
| 优胜劣汰 | yōu shèng liè tài | survival of the fittest (idiom) | HSK 6 |