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首先 (shǒu xiān): First (Pronoun) — Meaning & Stroke Order

HSK 2.0Level 4
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Character Breakdown

首 • shǒu • first (occasion, thing etc.) • HSK 2.0 L5
HSK 5
shǒu首

first (occasion, thing etc.)

先 • xiān • first • HSK 2.0 L3
HSK 3
xiān先

first

Word Info

Pinyinshǒu xiān
Meaningfirst
Characters2
SyntaxPronoun

HSK 4 Words

More vocabulary at the same HSK level as 首先.

  • 表扬biǎo yángto praise
  • 发展fā zhǎndevelop
  • 估计gū jìto estimate
  • 出现chū xiànemerge
  • 合格hé géqualified
  • 厕所cè suǒtoilets; lavatory
  • 出发chū fāset off; depart
  • 父亲fù qīnfather
  • 保护bǎo hùprotection; to protect
  • 厨房chú fángkitchen
  • 工资gōng zīwage; salary
  • 海洋hǎi yángocean
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Words Sharing Characters

More common words that include characters from 首先.

Words with 首
  • 首都shǒu dūcapital (city)
  • 首次shǒu cìfirst
  • 元首yuán shǒuhead of a state; chief executive
  • 首要
shǒu yào
of the first importance;chief
  • 首饰shǒu shìhead ornament
  • 俯首fǔ shǒuBow
  • 回首huí shǒuLook back / turn back
  • 自首zìshǒusurrender
    • Words with 先
    • 先生xiān shengMr; Sir
    • 事先shì xiānin advance; beforehand
    • 先后xiān hòuearly or late
    • 优先yōu xiāntake precedence; prior
    • 先前xiān qiánbefore; previously
    • 先进xiān jìnadvanced
    • 原先yuán xiānformer; original
    • 率先shuài xiānto take the lead
    4.

    Readings & Senses

    shǒu xiān(shou xian)
    1. [pronoun]first[HSK4]
    2. [adverb/pronoun]first[HSK 3.0 · L4]
    5.

    How to Use 首先 in Sentences

    Adverb + Verb
    shǒu首
    xiān先
    fā发
    yán言
    neutral
    speak first
    shǒu首
    xiān先
    dào到
    dá达
    neutral
    arrive first
    shǒu首
    xiān先
    kǎo考
    lǜ虑
    neutral
    consider first
    Idiomwith其次
    shǒu首
    xiān先
    ，
    qí其
    cì次
    6.

    Example Sentences with 首先

    shǒu首
    xiān先
    ，
    wǒ我
    chī吃
    zǎo早
    formal
    Written
    firstly, secondly
    fàn
    饭
    。
    First, I eat breakfast.
    shǒu首
    xiān先
    ，
    qǐng请
    yǔn允
    xǔ许
    wǒ我
    jiè介
    shào绍
    yí一
    xià下
    zì自
    jǐ己
    。
    First, please allow me to introduce myself.
    shǒu首
    xiān先
    ，
    qǐng请
    yǔn允
    xǔ许
    wǒ我
    dài代
    biǎo表
    gōng公
    sī司
    huān欢
    yíng迎
    gè各
    wèi位
    de的
    dào到
    lái来
    。
    First, please allow me to welcome everyone on behalf of the company.
    shǒu首
    xiān先
    ，
    wǒ我
    men们
    xū需
    yào要
    zhǔn准
    bèi备
    cái材
    liào料
    。
    First, we need to prepare the materials.
    nǐ你
    wèi为
    shén什
    me么
    bù不
    shǒu首
    xiān先
    kǎo考
    lǜ虑
    yí一
    xià下
    wǒ我
    de的
    jiàn建
    yì议
    ne呢
    ？
    Why don't you consider my suggestion first?