先声后实 xiānshēnghòushí to threaten then strike Origin Definitions Defs Strokes Stroke Words Sentences Sents 先 xiān adverb first earlier in time or sequence; beforehand; in advance声 聲 shēng verbnoun to state (bound form) to declare; to state; to announce后 後 hòu locativepreposition after (bound form) later in time; afterwards; future; subsequent in a sequence实 實 shí nounadverb fact reality; fact; truth; deeds