领先 lǐngxiān leading

抢先 qiǎngxiān be the first; forestalled

事先 shìxiān in advance

首先 shǒuxiān first of all; firstly; outset

率先 shuàixiān take the lead

先导 xiāndǎo precursor

先发 xiān fā first

先锋 xiānfēng pioneer; pioneers; spearheads

先后 xiānhòu successive

先进 xiānjìn advanced

先例 xiānlì precedent; precedents

先令 xiānlìng shilling; shillings

先前 xiānqián previously

先驱 xiānqū herald

先生 xiānshēng mister; mr; sir

先是 xiānshi first

先天 xiāntiān congenitally; innate

先行 xiānxíng antecedent; first

先验 xiānyàn transcendental

先于 xiānyú antedate

先兆 xiānzhào harbingers; portent

先知 xiānzhī prophet; prophetess; prophets

先走 xiān zǒu go first

优先 yōuxiān preferentially; prioritisation; prioritize; prioritizing; priority

原先 yuánxiān original

在先 zài xiān prior

张先生 zhāng xiānshēng mr. zhang

祖先 zǔxiān ancestor; ancestors; ancestry; forebears; forefather

最先 zuì xiān first

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