- 张先生 zhāngxiānsheng Mr. Zhangformal way of addressing or referring to a man with the surname Zhang
- 老先生 lǎoxiānsheng old gentlemanA respectful form of address or reference to an elderly man
- 好好先生 hǎohǎoxiānsheng yes-mansomeone who tries to please everyone and avoids conflict; a person who agrees with anything and refuses to take a side in disputes
- 东郭先生 dōngguōxiānsheng a gullible softyA person who is foolishly kind to evil people; based on a Ming Dynasty story about a scholar who saved a wolf from hunters only to have the wolf attempt to eat him.
- 德先生 déxiānsheng Mr Democracy"Mr Democracy", a nickname for democracy used during the May Fourth Movement; often paired with [[赛先生|賽先生|sai4 xian1 sheng5]]
- 小先生 xiǎoxiānsheng student aideA student who is chosen by the teacher to help guide other classmates because of their excellent academic performance.
- 冬烘先生 dōnghōngxiānsheng pedantAn old-fashioned, narrow-minded person who follows outdated ideas and lacks common sense.
- 乌有先生 wūyǒuxiānsheng Mr. NobodyA fictional character name from the "Zixu Fu" by Sima Xiangru of the Han Dynasty; used to represent an imaginary person or something that does not exist.
- 地理先生 dìlǐxiānsheng geomancerA practitioner of feng shui who specializes in examining geographical features to determine auspicious sites for buildings or graves; also known as [[风水师|風水師|feng1 shui3 shi1]], [[地理师|地理師|di4 li3 shi1]], [[风水先生|風水先生|feng1 shui3 xian1 sheng5]], or [[堪舆家|堪輿家|kan1 yu2 jia1]].
- 算命先生 suànmìngxiānsheng fortune-tellera person who practices divination and tells fortunes
- 缠夹二先生 chánjiā'èrxiānsheng muddle-headed personAn annoying, muddle-headed person who gabbles unintelligibly.
- 账房先生 zhàngfángxiānsheng bookkeeper(old) bookkeeper; accountant
- 赛先生 sàixiānsheng Mr ScienceA personification of science used during the May Fourth Movement to promote modernization, based on the transliteration of the English word "science".
- 道学先生 dàoxuéxiānsheng conservative scholarOriginally used for Song and Ming Neo-Confucianists; now refers to a pedantic or old-fashioned scholar who is overly conservative and inflexible.
- 门馆先生 ménguǎnxiānsheng tutorresident private tutor; teacher in a private family school
- 阴阳先生 yīnyángxiānsheng geomancerA professional who practices fortune-telling, choosing auspicious dates for events, or feng shui, particularly for burial sites and funeral rites.
- 震川先生 zhènchuānxiānsheng Zhenchuan Xianshenghonorific name for the Ming Dynasty writer Gui Youguang
- 风水先生 fēngshuǐxiānsheng feng shui master; geomancerA practitioner of feng shui; often a figure in folk tales appearing as either a wise adviser or a charlatan
- 健美先生 jiànměixiānsheng bodybuilderA male bodybuilding champion or professional athlete engaged in bodybuilding
- 太先生 tàixiānsheng teacher's teacherthe teacher of one's own teacher, or the teacher of one's father
- 女先生 nǚxiānsheng female teacherA respectful way to refer to a female teacher.
- 希夷先生 xīyíxiānsheng Master Xiyihonorific title given to the Song dynasty Taoist philosopher and ascetic Chen Tuan
- 乡先生 xiāngxiānsheng retired official or local teacher(literary) an elder in one's home village who has retired from official service; also used as a respectful term for an elderly teacher living in a village
- 憨豆先生 hāndòuxiānsheng Mr. Beanthe character and titular TV comedy series starring Rowan Atkinson
- 楮先生 chǔxiānsheng paper(literary) A humorous personification of paper
- 濂溪先生 liánxīxiānsheng Lianxi Xianshenghonorific name for the Song dynasty scholar and Neo-Confucian philosopher Zhou Dunyi
- 空中先生 kōngzhōngxiānsheng male flight attendantmale cabin crew member on an airplane
