先行 Pronunciation and Pinyin
先行 Usage and Examples
Precede
Prior
Advance
Preliminary
兵马未动，粮草先行。
Food and fodder should go ahead of troops and horses.
如果可以，我先行一步了。我很忙。
Now if you'll excuse me, I'm a very busy man.
The characters in 先行
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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Open the tool →Questions about 先行
What does 先行 mean in Chinese?
先行 (xiān xíng) means “Precede, Prior, Advance, Preliminary”.
How do you pronounce 先行?
先行 is pronounced xiān xíng in Mandarin Chinese.
How do you say “Precede” in Chinese?
“Precede” is 先行 (xiān xíng) in Chinese.
How is 先行 used in a sentence?
This page has 2 example sentences using 先行, each with pinyin and an English translation.