先

xiān

first

beforehand; first; earlier

你先请，我随后就到。

adverb, noun, pronoun → adverb, noun, pronoun, measure word

updated sense Mar 14, 2026, 08:04 PM

先

xiān

first

beforehand; first; earlier

你先请，我随后就到。

adverb, noun → adverb, noun, pronoun

updated sense Mar 14, 2026, 03:24 PM

先

xiān

late

prefix referring to deceased relatives older than oneself

先父生前很喜欢读书。

noun → noun, adverb

updated sense Mar 11, 2026, 07:29 AM

先

xiān

at first

at first; originally

他先是不肯，后来还是答应了。

adverb, idiom → adverb, idiom, measure word

updated sense Mar 11, 2026, 06:58 AM

先

xiān

at first

at first; originally

他先是不肯，后来还是答应了。

adverb → adverb, idiom

updated sense Mar 11, 2026, 05:29 AM

先

xiān

for now

for the time being; for now

这件事咱们先放一放。

adverb → adverb, verb

updated sense Mar 11, 2026, 01:43 AM

先

xiān

late

prefix referring to deceased relatives older than oneself

先父生前很喜欢读书。

— → noun

updated sense Mar 10, 2026, 12:54 PM

先

xiān

first

beforehand; first; earlier

你先请，我随后就到。

adverb → adverb, noun

updated sense Mar 10, 2026, 06:28 AM

先

xiān

at first

at first; originally

他先是不肯，后来还是答应了。

adverb

created sense Mar 4, 2026, 02:25 AM

先

xiān

late

prefix referring to deceased relatives older than oneself

先父生前很喜欢读书。

created sense Mar 4, 2026, 02:25 AM

先

xiān

for now

for the time being; for now

这件事咱们先放一放。

adverb

created sense Mar 4, 2026, 02:25 AM

先

xiān

first

beforehand; first; earlier

你先请，我随后就到。

adverb

created sense Mar 4, 2026, 02:25 AM