你先吃，我马上来。
You eat first. I will come right away.
先
beforehand; first; earlier; at first; originally; for the time being; for now
adverb HSK 3.0 · Band 3
Watch it being written
Every character draws itself, stroke by stroke. Then grab the brush: trace it yourself and hear the word when you finish.
先
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Build with these blocks
Chinese words snap together like bricks. Every word below shares a character with this one, so you are already halfway to knowing it.
先
- 先生xiānshengteacherB1
- 首先shǒuxiānfirst of allB4
- 领先lǐngxiānto leadB5
- 事先shìxiānin advanceB5
- 先后xiānhòuearly or lateB5
- 先进xiānjìnsophisticatedB5
- 率先shuàixiānto take the leadB6
See it in sentences
我先去商店，再去银行。
I will go to the shop first, then to the bank.