xiān​shengxiān​shēng HSK1

Mr.

  • created reference approved 先生 → 位 (classifier) — "Initial import from upstream dictionary"

    先生 xiān​sheng

    位 wèi

    classifier

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  • created sense approved 先生 · xiān​sheng · Mr. — "Initial import from upstream dictionary"

    先生

    xiān​sheng

    Mr.

    mister; Mr.; sir; a polite form of address for any man

    xiān​shēng

    先 (literal) → 先 · xiān · first 生 (literal) → 生 · shēng · student

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  • created sense approved 先生 · xiān​sheng · husband — "Initial import from upstream dictionary"

    先生

    xiān​sheng

    husband

    husband; often preceded by a possessive or person's name

    xiān​shēng

    先 (literal) → 先 · xiān · first 生 (literal) → 生 · shēng · student

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  • created sense approved 先生 · xiān​sheng · teacher — "Initial import from upstream dictionary"

    先生

    xiān​sheng

    teacher

    teacher; a respectful title for an educator or a person of great learning or prestige

    xiān​shēng

    先 (literal) → 先 · xiān · first 生 (literal) → 生 · shēng · student

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  • created sense approved 先生 · xiān​sheng · professional — "Initial import from upstream dictionary"

    先生

    xiān​sheng

    professional

    a title for certain professionals such as doctors, bookkeepers, fortune-tellers, or storytellers

    xiān​shēng

    先 (literal) → 先 · xiān · first 生 (literal) → 生 · shēng · student

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  • created sense approved 先生 · xiān​sheng · Ms. — "Initial import from upstream dictionary"

    先生

    xiān​sheng

    Ms.

    a respectful title for a woman of high achievement, social standing, or intellectual prestige

    xiān​shēng

    先 (literal) → 先 · xiān · first 生 (literal) → 生 · shēng · student

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  • created sense approved 先生 · xiān​sheng · courtesan — "Initial import from upstream dictionary"

    先生

    xiān​sheng

    courtesan

    (dated) a term of address for a high-class prostitute or singsong girl

    xiān​shēng

    先 (literal) → 先 · xiān · first 生 (literal) → 生 · shēng · student

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  • created sense approved 先生 · xiān​shēng · elder — "Initial import from upstream dictionary"

    先生

    xiān​shēng

    elder

    (literary) an elder; one's father or elder brother

    先 (literal) → 先 · xiān · first 生 (literal) → 生 · shēng · student

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  • created sense approved 先生 · xiān​sheng · Taoist priest — "Initial import from upstream dictionary"

    先生

    xiān​sheng

    Taoist priest

    a respectful term of address for a Taoist priest

    xiān​shēng

    先 (literal) → 先 · xiān · first 生 (literal) → 生 · shēng · student

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