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Chinese Character/Word:

Definition(s) for: 最先

Hanzi Pinyin Definition(s)
最先 zuì xiān - (the) very first

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
- - 7,635 10,157 10,345

Individual Character Breakdown:

Simp Pinyin Eng
zuì- most
- the most
- -est (superlative suffix)
zuì- variant of 最[zui4]
zuì- old variant of 最[zui4]
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 最先

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
最先 - - 7,635 10,157 10,345