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首先

shǒuxiān

first of all; in the first place

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Meaning of 首先 in English

shǒuxiānHSK 4adverb, pronounSyllabus #1683

first of all; in the first place

Example sentences

首先，我要你跟我一起去百貨公司的特價活動。
shǒu xiān， wǒ yào nǐ gēn wǒ yì qǐ qù bǎi huò gōng sī de tè jià huó dòng。
First off, I'd like you to come with me to a department store sale.
Tatoeba #881106 by Martha · #243998 by CK · CC BY 2.0 FR

Sentence pinyin is generated automatically and may contain errors.

Characters

首 on its own →
shǒu · classifier for poems, songs etc

HSK words with 首

首HSK 4 首都HSK 4 首次HSK 5 首要HSK 6 部首HSK 7–9 俯首HSK 7–9 回首HSK 7–9 首创HSK 7–9 首付HSK 7–9 首府HSK 7–9

先 on its own →
xiān · beforehand; first; earlier

HSK words with 先

先生HSK 1 先HSK 3 领先HSK 5 事先HSK 5 先后HSK 5 先进HSK 5 率先HSK 6 先前HSK 6 优先HSK 6 原先HSK 6

Level, pinyin and part of speech: HSK Syllabus (CLEC, Nov 2025). Definitions: CC-CEDICT, CC BY-SA 4.0. Sources & licences