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Chinese Character/Word:
Definition(s) for: 先
| Hanzi | Pinyin | Definition(s) |
|---|---|---|
| 先 | xiān | - beforehand; first; earlier - at first; originally - for the time being; for now - (prefix) my late (in referring to deceased relatives older than oneself) |
List Ranking:
Where rank 1 is most common, and higher numbers are less common.
| HSK 2 Level (2012) | HSK 3 Band (2022) | SUBTLEX-CH | BeijingUni Global | BeijingUni Weibo |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 3 | 1 | 242 | 372 | 246 |
Other Words Containing 先
Sorted by the 'SUBTLEX-CH' rank because that seems like the most reliable. Words without a SUBTLEX-CH rank are ignored for being too rare.
| Word | HSK 2 Level (2012) | HSK 3 Band (2022) | SUBTLEX-CH | BeijingUni Global | BeijingUni Weibo |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 先生 | 1 | 1 | 93 | 1,081 | 1,911 |
| 先 | 3 | 1 | 242 | 372 | 246 |
| 首先 | 4 | 3 | 860 | 898 | 2,853 |
| 领先 | 6 | 3 | 3,359 | 2,219 | 6,774 |
| 事先 | 5 | 4 | 3,803 | 5,720 | 10,409 |
| 先进 | 6 | 3 | 5,078 | 1,305 | 6,685 |
| 先知 | - | - | 5,205 | 22,700 | 13,913 |
| 优先 | 6 | 5 | 5,495 | 3,972 | 5,080 |
| 祖先 | 5 | 7 | 7,073 | 14,164 | 17,854 |
| 先前 | 6 | 5 | 7,174 | 7,994 | 17,523 |
| 原先 | 6 | 5 | 7,627 | 6,556 | 14,681 |
| 最先 | - | - | 7,635 | 10,157 | 10,345 |
| 预先 | 6 | 7 | 8,744 | 12,181 | 20,456 |
| 先例 | - | 8 | 11,745 | 16,856 | 34,059 |
| 抢先 | - | - | 12,668 | 12,067 | 9,381 |
| 早先 | - | - | 13,705 | 23,385 | 34,369 |
| 起先 | - | - | 13,850 | 29,672 | 36,257 |
| 先锋 | - | 6 | 14,796 | 7,122 | 6,225 |
| 先驱 | - | - | 15,801 | 16,933 | 29,055 |
| 先行 | - | - | 16,591 | 7,704 | 14,435 |
| 先后 | - | 5 | 17,117 | 1,774 | 8,629 |
| 先令 | - | - | 18,138 | 59,735 | 64,383 |
| 遥遥领先 | - | - | 18,758 | 24,910 | 40,609 |
| 先辈 | - | - | 18,811 | 39,605 | 42,715 |
| 好好先生 | - | - | 19,512 | 59,016 | 30,000 |
| 先发制人 | - | - | 20,183 | 29,989 | 42,142 |
| 先天性 | - | - | 20,222 | 12,710 | 25,716 |
| 先下手为强 | - | - | 20,785 | 47,134 | 32,550 |
| 率先 | - | 4 | 21,588 | 3,801 | 12,588 |
| 先天 | - | 9 | 21,674 | 11,446 | 18,471 |
| 捷足先登 | - | - | 22,305 | 47,514 | 55,494 |
| 先机 | - | - | 22,437 | 17,244 | 21,604 |
| 优先级 | - | - | 24,026 | 45,755 | 40,040 |
| 先人 | - | - | 25,637 | 27,437 | 25,000 |
| 先入为主 | - | - | 25,875 | 41,843 | 34,833 |
| 先头 | - | - | 26,552 | 66,790 | 79,544 |
| 先兆 | - | - | 26,560 | 32,985 | 40,385 |
| 先驱者 | - | - | 29,079 | 51,830 | 64,532 |
| 先祖 | - | - | 29,258 | 37,973 | 44,497 |
| 有约在先 | - | - | 31,593 | - | - |
| 争先恐后 | 6 | 9 | 31,693 | 24,143 | 29,122 |
| 一马当先 | - | - | 33,011 | 37,335 | 55,626 |
| 先见之明 | - | - | 33,026 | 52,430 | 33,534 |
| 在先 | - | - | 33,660 | 14,553 | 19,577 |
| 先父 | - | - | 35,258 | 55,334 | 90,095 |
| 先锋队 | - | - | 35,379 | 35,888 | 62,994 |
| 先河 | - | - | 37,587 | 20,505 | 32,292 |
| 先遣队 | - | - | 38,019 | 64,376 | 111,259 |
| 先验 | - | - | 40,165 | 42,357 | 69,260 |
| 先决条件 | - | - | 40,873 | 27,234 | 51,506 |
| 先睹为快 | - | - | 41,729 | 41,541 | 29,130 |
| 先知先觉 | - | - | 43,791 | 56,071 | 54,419 |
| 开路先锋 | - | - | 44,647 | 67,710 | 103,151 |
| 先锋派 | - | - | 44,765 | - | - |
| 先斩后奏 | - | - | 46,479 | 68,231 | 51,974 |
| 先期 | - | - | 48,463 | 16,799 | 46,066 |
| 身先士卒 | - | - | 50,948 | 45,960 | 57,732 |
| 先声夺人 | - | - | 51,598 | 42,680 | 76,492 |
| 先礼后兵 | - | - | 54,046 | 91,975 | 70,733 |
| 先天不足 | - | - | 55,741 | 35,921 | 51,047 |
| 争先 | - | - | 56,199 | 31,664 | 41,680 |
| 先行者 | - | - | 56,331 | 30,985 | 37,321 |
| 占先 | - | - | 56,980 | 64,979 | 73,624 |
| 先导 | - | - | 58,950 | 22,253 | 54,974 |
| 先烈 | - | - | 59,319 | 26,915 | 37,509 |
| 近水楼台先得月 | - | - | 71,002 | 53,631 | 31,227 |
| 先决 | - | - | 71,059 | 91,519 | 113,269 |
| 敢为人先 | - | - | 73,133 | 53,581 | 61,715 |
| 未老先衰 | - | - | 88,537 | 75,636 | 44,529 |