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首先 Pronunciation and Pinyin

首先 Usage and Examples

First

Firstly

First of all

To begin with

首先,你得把原来的灰泥全部刮掉。

First, you need to strip away all the old plaster.

你首先需要熟悉文件归档方法。

You will first need to acquaint yourself with the filing system.

The characters in 首先

Stroke Order
CharacterPinyinStrokesMeaning
首
shǒu9head, first, leader
先
xiān6First, before, or ancestors

More words starting with 首

  • shǒu首xià下kāo尻gāo高dì地Lower Rear Highland, High Ground at the Base of the Rear
  • shǒu首gè个xì系liè列zuò作pǐn品First series, Debut series
  • shǒu首wèi位first place, top priority
  • shǒu首chàng倡initiate, first advocate
  • shǒu首chàng倡le了initiated, pioneered
  • shǒu首chuàng创first creation, pioneering
  • shǒu首gào告initial accusation, first accuser
  • shǒu首zì字mǔ母Initial, First letter
  • shǒu首fù富richest person
  • shǒu首jiè届first, inaugural
  • shǒu首xí席Chief, Principal
  • shǒu首xí席zhí执xíng行guān官Chief Executive Officer, CEO

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Questions about 首先

What does 首先 mean in Chinese?

首先 (shǒu xiān) means “First, Firstly, First of all, to begin with”.

How do you pronounce 首先?

首先 is pronounced shǒu xiān in Mandarin Chinese.

How do you say “First” in Chinese?

“First” is 首先 (shǒu xiān) in Chinese.

How is 首先 used in a sentence?

This page has 2 example sentences using 首先, each with pinyin and an English translation.

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