HSK 4 vocabulary › 首先
首先
首先 in English: first (of all); in the first place
shǒu xiān
first (of all); in the first place
How to pronounce 首先
shǒu xiān (without tone marks: shou xian). shǒu is a third (low, dipping) tone; xiān is a first (high, level) tone.
Characters in 首先
首 shǒu
head; chief; first (occasion, thing etc)
head; chief; first (occasion, thing etc)
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 |
| 首都 | shǒu dū | capital (city) | HSK 4 |
| 首 | shǒu | head; chief | HSK 5 |
| 事先 | shì xiān | in advance; before the event | HSK 5 |
| 首饰 | shǒu shì | jewelry; head ornament | HSK 6 |
| 首要 | shǒu yào | the most important; of chief importance | HSK 6 |
| 元首 | yuán shǒu | head of state | HSK 6 |
| 领先 | lǐng xiān | to lead; to be in front | HSK 6 |
| 先进 | xiān jìn | advanced (technology); to advance | HSK 6 |