先生 Pronunciation and Pinyin
先生 Usage and Examples
Mr.
Sir
Teacher
Husband
总统先生，您有何评论？
Do you have any comment, Mr President?
先生，可以点菜了吗？
Are you ready to order, sir?
The characters in 先生
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 先生 mean in Chinese?
先生 (xiān sheng) means “Mr, Sir, Teacher, Husband”.
How do you pronounce 先生?
先生 is pronounced xiān sheng in Mandarin Chinese.
How do you say “Mr.” in Chinese?
“Mr.” is 先生 (xiān sheng) in Chinese.
How is 先生 used in a sentence?
This page has 2 example sentences using 先生, each with pinyin and an English translation.