Phrases:
- 領先 lǐng xiān
- to lead, to be in front
- 搶先 qiǎng xiǎn
- to rush (to do sth urgent)
- 事先 shì xiān
- in advance, before(hand), prior
- 首先 shǒu xiān
- first (of all), in the first place
- 率先 shuài xiān
- take the lead (showing initiative)
- 先鋒 xiān fēng
- herald, pioneer
- 先後 xiān hòu
- early or late, priority, in succession, one after another
- 先進 xiān jìn
- advanced (technology), to advance
- 先例 xiān lì
- antecedent, precedent
- 先令 xiān lìng
- shilling
- 先前 xiān qián
- before, previously
- 先驅 xiān qū
- pioneer
- 先生 xiān sheng5
- sir, mister, teacher, (title of respect)
- 先天 xiān tiān
- inborn, innate
- 先行 xiān xíng
- (v) go in advance o others
- 先知 xiān zhī
- prophet
- 優先 yōu xiān
- priority
- 預先 yù xiān
- beforehand, prior
- 原先 yuán xiān
- former, original
- 早先 zǎo xiān
- previously, before
- 佔先 zhàn xiān
- to take precedence
- 祖先 zǔ xiān
- ancestor, forefather
- 最先 zuì xiān
- (the) very first