36 sentences for 先 (xiān — for now) — page 2 of 2

21. 依我看，这件事最好还是先放一放。

    yī wǒ kàn, zhè jiàn shì zuì hǎo hái​shi xiān fàng​yī​fàng.

    In my view, it's best to set this matter aside for now.

    Source: Dong Chinese Dictionary

22. 既然事情都办完了，你就先回家吧。

    jì​rán shì​qing dōu bàn​wán le, nǐ jiù xiān huí​jiā ba.

    Since everything is finished, you should go home for now.

    Source: Dong Chinese Dictionary

23. 先下来吧。

    xiān xià​lai ba.

    Come down first.

    Source: OpenSubtitles

24. 先回来吧。

    xiān huí​lai ba.

    Come back first.

    Source: OpenSubtitles

25. 这点钱虽然不多，但可以先拿去应急。

    zhèi diǎn qián suī​rán bù duō, dàn kě​yǐ xiān ná​qù yìng​jí.

    While this amount of money isn't much, it can be used for emergencies for the time being.

    Source: Dong Chinese Dictionary

26. 家里没什么菜了，你就先凑合吃点吧。

    jiā​lǐ méi shén​me cài le, nǐ jiù xiān còu​he chī diǎn ba.

    There isn't much food left in the house, so just make do with whatever there is for now.

    Source: Dong Chinese Dictionary

27. 离晚饭还有两小时，你先吃个包子垫底。

    lí wǎn​fàn hái yǒu liǎng xiǎo​shí, nǐ xiān chī gè bāo​zi diàn​dǐ.

    Dinner is still two hours away; have a steamed bun first to tide you over.

    Source: Dong Chinese Dictionary

28. 这件事先搁几天，等老板出差回来再说。

    zhè jiàn shì xiān gē jǐ tiān, děng lǎo​bǎn chū​chāi huí​lai zài shuō.

    Let's put this matter aside for a few days and wait until the boss gets back from his business trip.

    Source: Dong Chinese Dictionary

29. 这事还没最后定下来，你先别到处嚷嚷。

    zhè shì hái méi zuì​hòu dìng xià​lai, nǐ xiān bié dào​chù rāng​rang.

    This hasn't been finalized yet, so don't go blabbing about it everywhere.

    Source: Dong Chinese Dictionary

30. 事情还没最后定下来，先不要向外声张。

    shì​qing hái méi zuì​hòu dìng xià​lai, xiān bù yào xiàng wài shēng​zhāng.

    The matter hasn't been finalized yet, so don't make it public for now.

    Source: Dong Chinese Dictionary

31. 我们先抛开这些小问题，谈谈核心计划。

    wǒ​men xiān pāo​kāi zhè​xiē xiǎo wèn​tí, tán tán hé​xīn jì​huà.

    Let's set aside these minor issues for now and talk about the core plan.

    Source: Dong Chinese Dictionary

32. 今天的讨论就到此为止，大家先休息一下。

    jīn​tiān de tǎo​lùn jiù dào​cǐ wéi zhǐ, dà​jiā xiān xiū​xi yī​xià.

    Let's end today's discussion here; everyone take a break first.

    Source: Dong Chinese Dictionary

33. 这件事如果不急，我们可以先缓几天再做。

    zhè jiàn shì rú​guǒ bù jí, wǒ​men kě​yǐ xiān huǎn jǐ tiān zài zuò.

    If this isn't urgent, we can put it off for a few days.

    Source: Dong Chinese Dictionary

34. 这里的条件虽然简陋，但只能先将就一下了。

    zhè​lǐ de tiáo​jiàn suī​rán jiǎn​lòu, dàn zhǐ néng xiān jiāng​jiu yī​xià le.

    Although the conditions here are primitive, we'll just have to make do for now.

    Source: Dong Chinese Dictionary

35. 你可以先以游客身份试玩，然后再注册账号。

    nǐ kě​yǐ xiān yǐ yóu​kè shēn​fèn shì​wán, rán​hòu zài zhù​cè zhàng​hào.

    You can try the game as a guest first before registering an account.

    Source: Dong Chinese Dictionary

36. 老板不在，有什么事你可以先跟老板娘商量。

    lǎo​bǎn bù zài, yǒu shén​me shì nǐ kě​yǐ xiān gēn lǎo​bǎn​niáng shāng​liang.

    The boss is out; you can discuss it with the proprietress first if you have any business.

    Source: Dong Chinese Dictionary