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xiān

beforehand; first; earlier

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Meanings

xiān

  1. beforehand; first; earlier
  2. at first; originally
  3. for the time being; for now
  4. (prefix) my late (in referring to deceased relatives older than oneself)

In sentences

先xiān谢谢xiè xie了le。Thanks in advance. #545880

先xiān谢谢xiè xie您nín了le。Thanking you in advance. #13901017

我wǒ先xiān跑pǎo路lù了le。I'm out of here. #14028805

我wǒ应该yīng gāi先xiān去qù做zuò。I should go ahead and do that. #9419110

先xiān学xué走zǒu,再zài学xué跑pǎo。Learn to walk before you run. #6461961

我wǒ先xiān谢谢xiè xie你nǐ的de帮忙bāng máng。Thank you in advance for your help. #396374

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