先 xiān HSK 1 前 500 名 最常用的 500 个词之一 1. beforehand; first; earlier2. at first; originally3. for the time being; for now4. (prefix) my late (in referring to deceased relatives older than oneself)+1 条 先生 xiān sheng HSK 1 前 500 名 最常用的 500 个词之一 1. teacher2. gentleman; sir; mister (Mr.)3. husband4. (dialect) doctor+1 条 首先 shǒu xiān HSK 3 前 2000 名 最常用的 2,000 个词之一 first of all; in the first place
领先 領先 lǐng xiān HSK 3 前 5000 名 最常用的 5,000 个词之一 1. to lead2. to be in front
1. sophisticated; advanced (technology etc)2. meritorious; exemplary (deeds etc)
事先 shì xiān HSK 4 前 5000 名 最常用的 5,000 个词之一 1. in advance2. before the event3. beforehand4. prior+1 条 1. to take the lead2. to show initiative
to have priority; to take precedence
1. originally2. original3. former
1. early or late; first and last; priority2. in succession; one after another
vanguard; pioneer; avant-garde
1. a person of foresight2. (religion) a prophet
1. ancestors; forebears2. (biology) ancestral species; ancient species from which present-day species evolved
1. to rush (to do sth urgent)2. to try to be the first3. to forestall
at first; in the beginning
1. to pioneer2. pioneer; trailblazer
1. to start off before the others; to precede2. to proceed in advance
(idiom) a long way in front; to lead by a wide margin
1. an older generation2. ancestors; forefathers
1. Mr Goody-goody2. yes-man (sb who agrees with anything)
(idiom) to gain the initiative by striking first; to preempt
congenital; intrinsic; innate
先下手为强 先下手為強 xiān xià shǒu wéi qiáng (idiom) strike first to gain the upper hand
1. embryonic period (contrasted with 后天[hòu tiān])2. inborn; innate; natural
1. the quick-footed climb up first (idiom)2. the early bird catches the worm3. first come, first served
1. (computing) priority level2. (computing) precedence (of operators)
1. ancestor; forefather2. sb's late father
(idiom) the first impression is the strongest; to hold a preconceived notion (about sth)
1. (usu. of troops) in advance; in the vanguard2. previously3. in front; placed ahead of others
to have a prior engagement
争先恐后 爭先恐後 zhēng xiān kǒng hòu HSK 7–9 (idiom) to compete to be first; to scramble to get ahead; to rush forward for fear of falling behind
1. to come first2. previous3. prior4. beforehand+2 条 +3 条 1. deceased father2. my late father
source; precursor; forerunner
precondition; prerequisite
(idiom) to consider it a pleasure to be among the first to read (or watch or enjoy)