created sense approved 在先 · zàixiān · to come first — "Initial import from upstream dictionary"
在先
zàixiān
to come first
to precede or occur before something else
在 (literal) → 在 · zài · to occupy 先 (literal) → 先 · xiān · to lead (xiān)
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created sense approved 在先 · zàixiān · ahead — "Initial import from upstream dictionary"
在先
zàixiān
ahead
in front; ahead
在 (literal) → 在 · zài · to be at 先 (literal) → 先 · xiān · first
Changed: simplified, traditional, gloss, definition, pinyin, variant pinyin, variants, separable parts, decomposition
created sense approved 在先 · zàixiān · previously — "Initial import from upstream dictionary"
在先
zàixiān
previously
formerly; in the past; beforehand
在 (literal) → 在 · zài · [location/time] 先 (literal) → 先 · xiān · first
Changed: simplified, traditional, gloss, definition, pinyin, variant pinyin, variants, separable parts, decomposition