335 sentences for 先 (xiān — first) — page 17 of 17

321. 在使用这种强力清洁剂之前，必须先用水稀释。

     zài shǐ​yòng zhè zhǒng qiáng​lì qīng​jié​jì zhī​qián, bì​xū xiān yòng shuǐ xī​shì.

     This strong cleaner must be diluted with water before use.

     Source: Dong Chinese Dictionary

322. 买也好，不买也好，你总得先看看这些货物的质量。

     mǎi yě hǎo, bù mǎi yě hǎo, nǐ zǒng děi xiān kàn​kan zhè​xiē huò​wù de zhì​liàng.

     Whether you decide to buy them or not, you should at least check the quality of these goods first.

     Source: Dong Chinese Dictionary

323. 你需要先注册一个账号才能使用这个应用程序。

     nǐ xū​yào xiān zhù​cè yī gè zhàng​hào cái néng shǐ​yòng zhè gè yìng​yòng chéng​xù.

     You need to register an account before you can use this application.

     Source: Dong Chinese Dictionary

324. 先把这篇文章的逻辑顺一顺，读起来才会更通顺。

     xiān bǎ zhè piān wén​zhāng de luó​ji shùn yī shùn, dú qi​lai cái huì gèng tōng​shùn.

     Let's smooth out the logic of this article first so that it reads more coherently.

     Source: Dong Chinese Dictionary

325. 先把锅里的水烧沸，然后再把洗好的青菜放进去。

     xiān bǎ guō lǐ de shuǐ shāo fèi, rán​hòu zài bǎ xǐ hǎo de qīng​cài fàng jìn​qù.

     First bring the water in the pot to a boil, then put in the washed green vegetables.

     Source: Dong Chinese Dictionary

326. 他写文章时，总是先根据要求列出一个大致的框。

     tā xiě wén​zhāng shí, zǒng​shì xiān gēn​jù yāo​qiú liè​chū yī gè dà​zhì de kuàng.

     When writing an article, he always starts by drafting a rough outline based on the requirements.

     Source: Dong Chinese Dictionary

327. 为了读懂这篇论文，我必须先查阅相关的专业术语。

     wèi​le dú​dǒng zhè piān lùn​wén, wǒ bì​xū xiān chá​yuè xiāng​guān de zhuān​yè shù​yǔ.

     To understand this paper, I must first look up the relevant technical terms.

     Source: Dong Chinese Dictionary

328. 播种之前，农民会先把土地平整一遍，方便后期灌溉。

     bō​zhǒng zhī​qián, nóng​mín huì xiān bǎ tǔ​dì píng​zhěng yī biàn, fāng​biàn hòu​qī guàn​gài.

     Before sowing, farmers level the land first to make subsequent irrigation easier.

     Source: Dong Chinese Dictionary

329. 他是皇帝最信用的谋士，凡事都要先问过他的意见。

     tā shì huáng​dì zuì xìn​yòng de móu​shì, fán shì dōu yào xiān wèn guo tā de yì​jiàn.

     He was the emperor's most trusted advisor; his opinion was sought on everything.

     Source: Dong Chinese Dictionary

330. 在做出最后决定之前，我们必须先观察一下政治风向。

     zài zuò​chū zuì​hòu jué​dìng zhī​qián, wǒ​men bì​xū xiān guān​chá yī​xià zhèng​zhì fēng​xiàng.

     We must observe the political climate before making a final decision.

     Source: Dong Chinese Dictionary

331. 由于他的名字排在前，因此需要由他先开始自我介绍。

     yóu​yú tā de míng​zi pái zài​qián, yīn​cǐ xū​yào yóu tā xiān kāi​shǐ zì​wǒ jiè​shào.

     Since his name is at the top of the list, he needs to start the self-introductions.

     Source: Dong Chinese Dictionary

332. 请你先将这张白纸对折，然后再沿着中间的折痕剪开。

     qǐng nǐ xiān jiāng zhè zhāng bái​zhǐ duì zhé, rán​hòu zài yán​zhe zhōng​jiān de zhé​hén jiǎn​kāi.

     Please fold this piece of blank paper in half first, then cut it along the crease in the middle.

     Source: Dong Chinese Dictionary

333. 租用这辆公共自行车时，你需要先在APP上支付押金。

     zū​yòng zhè liàng gōng​gòng zì​xíng​chē shí, nǐ xū​yào xiān zàiAPP shàng zhī​fù yā​jīn.

     When renting this shared bike, you need to pay a deposit on the app first.

     Source: Dong Chinese Dictionary

334. 这两个学生为了谁先动手的事，又去老师那里打官司了。

     zhè liǎng gè xué​sheng wèi​le shéi xiān dòng​shǒu de shì, yòu qù lǎo​shī nà​li dǎ​guān​si le.

     The two students went to the teacher to argue about who started the fight.

     Source: Dong Chinese Dictionary

335. 虽然这几个人能力都一般，但矮子里面拔将军，只能先选他了。

     suī​rán zhè jǐ gè rén néng​lì dōu yī​bān, dàn ǎi​zi lǐ​miàn bá jiāng​jūn, zhǐ néng xiān xuǎn tā le.

     Although these candidates are all mediocre, he was chosen as the best of a bad bunch.

     Source: Dong Chinese Dictionary