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先生 xiān sheng

HSK 1 word

Meanings

• teacher
• gentleman; sir; mister (Mr.)
• husband
• (dialect) doctor

Characters

• 先 xiān: beforehand; first; earlier
• 生 shēng: to be born

Example sentences

你认识高先生吗？
Do you know Mr Gao?
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你认识钱先生吗？
Do you know Mr Qian?
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Meanings and readings from CC-CEDICT (CC BY-SA 4.0).