首先

/ shǒuxiān /

Strokes

Definition

first (of all)/in the first place

Example

As an Adverb

first; before all others

Shǒuxiān

首先

yào

要

jiǎng

讲

zhìliàng

质量

put quality above everything else

Shǒuxiān

首先

fāyán

发言

be the first to speak

Shǒuxiān

首先

fānàn

发难

cast the first stone

As a Conjunction

in the first place; first of all; first

Shǒuxiān

首先

wǒmen

我们

的

lùzi

路子

duìtóu

对头

。

To start with, we are on the right track.

Shǒuxiān

首先

nǐ

你

bìxū

必须

tǎnchéng

坦诚

。

First of all, you must be frank.