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Chinese Character/Word:

Definition(s) for: 在先

Hanzi Pinyin Definition(s)
在先 zài xiān - to come first
- previous
- prior
- beforehand
- first
- formerly

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
- - 33,660 14,553 19,577

Individual Character Breakdown:

Simp Pinyin Eng
zài- to exist; to be alive
- (of sb or sth) to be (located) at
- (used before a verb to indicate an action in progress)
xiān- beforehand; first; earlier
- at first; originally
- for the time being; for now
- (prefix) my late (in referring to deceased relatives older than oneself)

Other Words Containing 在先

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
有约在先 - - 31,593 - -
在先 - - 33,660 14,553 19,577