HSK 1 vocabulary › 先生
先生
先生 in English: teacher; gentleman
xiān sheng
teacher; gentleman; sir; mister (Mr.)
How to pronounce 先生
xiān sheng (without tone marks: xian sheng). xiān is a first (high, level) tone; sheng is a neutral (light, short) tone.
Characters in 先生
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
生 sheng
to be born; to give birth; life
to be born; to give birth; life
Example sentences with 先生
| 先生四十岁，我三十八岁。 | from My Family |
| 我家有五个人：我、先生、儿子、女儿和妈妈。 | from My Family |
Related words
| 学生 | xué sheng | student; schoolchild | HSK 1 |
| 医生 | yī shēng | doctor | HSK 1 |
| 生病 | shēng bìng | to fall ill | HSK 2 |
| 生日 | shēng rì | birthday | HSK 2 |
| 先 | xiān | early; prior | HSK 3 |
| 生气 | shēng qì | to get angry; to take offense | HSK 3 |
| 首先 | shǒu xiān | first (of all); in the first place | HSK 4 |
| 出生 | chū shēng | to be born | HSK 4 |
| 发生 | fā shēng | to happen; to occur | HSK 4 |
| 生活 | shēng huó | to live; life | HSK 4 |