CHINESE WORD 231 · HSK 3.0 · LEVEL 1

先生 xiānsheng

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MEANING · PINYIN · OFFICIAL WORD CLASS

What does 先生 mean in Chinese?

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SIMPLIFIED先生

Official syllabus record 先生 · entry 231.

TRADITIONAL先生

The traditional form is the same.

PINYIN + PART OF SPEECHxiānsheng

名 · noun

1 LEARNING SENSE

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先生Usage 1 of 1
Mr.; husband; teachern. Mr.; husband; teacher

这位先生是我的老师。

This gentleman is my teacher.

CHARACTERS · VERIFIED LOCAL STROKES

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先6 strokesCHARACTER 1 OF 2Inspect and write 先

Verified local stroke-order data is available for this simplified character.

Open stroke order →
生5 strokesCHARACTER 2 OF 2Inspect and write 生

Verified local stroke-order data is available for this simplified character.

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