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先后 (xiān hòu): Early or late (Noun, Adverb) — Meaning & Stroke Order

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Character Breakdown

先后 consists of 2 characters.

queen, empress; behind, after

Word Info

Pinyinxiān hòu

Meaningearly or late

Characters2

HSK 2.0—

HSK 3.0Level 5

SyntaxNoun, Adverb

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Related Words

More HSK vocabulary that shares characters with 先后.

Words with 先

先生xiān shengHSK 1
首先shǒu xiānHSK 4
事先shì xiānHSK 5
优先yōu xiānHSK 6
先前xiān qiánHSK 6
先进xiān jìnHSK 6
原先yuán xiānHSK 6
率先shuài xiānHSK 6

Words with 后

后面hòu miànHSK 1
以后yǐ hòuHSK 3
后天hòu tiānHSK 3
后年hòu niánHSK 3
后来hòu láiHSK 3
最后zuì hòuHSK 3
然后rán hòuHSK 3
之后

zhī hòu

HSK 4

3.

Example Sentences with 先后

tā他

men们

dào到

dá达

de的

xiān先

hòu后

shùn顺

xù序

hěn很

zhòng重

yào要

。

The order in which they arrive (who comes early and who comes late) is very important.

zài在

ān安

pái排

huì会

yì议

yì议

chéng程

shí时

，

wǒ我

tā他

men们

bìng并

méi没

yǒu有

yì一

qí齐

dǐ抵

dá达

，

men们

xū需

yào要

kǎo考

lǜ虑

fā发

yán言

de的

xiān先

hòu后

cì次

xù序

。

When arranging the meeting agenda, we need to consider the order of speeches.

ér而

shì是

xiān先

hòu后

dào到

dá达

le了

huì会

chǎng场

。

They did not arrive simultaneously, but rather reached the venue one after another.