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Chinese Character/Word:

Definition(s) for: 先生

Hanzi Pinyin Definition(s)
先生 xiān sheng - teacher
- gentleman; sir; mister (Mr.)
- husband
- (dialect) doctor
- CL:位[wei4]

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
1 1 93 1,081 1,911

Individual Character Breakdown:

Simp Pinyin Eng
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)
生 shēng- to be born
- to give birth
- life
- to grow
- raw
- uncooked
- student

Other Words Containing 先生

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
好好先生 - - 19,512 59,016 30,000