先贤 Pronunciation and Pinyin
先贤 Usage and Examples
sages
ancient worthies
forefathers
先贤的智慧与现代的英雄主义不谋而合。
Ancient wisdom confirms modern heroism.
首次争执起于建国先贤们在如何界定“人”的问题上的分歧。
The first disagreements were among the Founding Fathers, who could not agree on what constituted a person.
The characters in 先贤
Stroke OrderMore words starting with 先
- háng行yè业lǐng领xiān先industry-leading, market-leading
- xiān先bù不xiān先First or not?, Should we go first?
- xiān先rén人ancestors, forefathers
- xiān先rén人men们ancestors, forefathers
- xiān先rén人de的ancestral, ancestors'
- xiān先rén人de的líng灵jiù柩ancestral coffin, coffin of ancestors
- xiān先rén人de的yí遗yuàn愿ancestors' last wish, ancestral will
- xiān先cóng从start from, begin with
- xiān先lì例precedent, example
- xiān先gōng公late father
- xiān先qián前de的shù数jù据Previous data, Prior data
- xiān先zhé哲Ancient philosophers, Former sages
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What does 先贤 mean in Chinese?
先贤 (xiān xián) means “sages, ancient worthies, forefathers”.
How do you pronounce 先贤?
先贤 is pronounced xiān xián in Mandarin Chinese.
How do you say “sages” in Chinese?
“sages” is 先贤 (xiān xián) in Chinese.
How is 先贤 used in a sentence?
This page has 2 example sentences using 先贤, each with pinyin and an English translation.