HSK 1 HSK V1
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先生

/ xiānsheng /
Strokes

Definition

Mister (Mr.)

Example

As a Noun

teacher

1
Yào
zuòhǎo
做好
xiānsheng
先生
  
,
shǒuxiān
首先
yào
zuòhào
做好
xuéshēng
学生
  

To be a good teacher, one must first be a good pupil.

As a Noun

mister (Mr); gentleman; sir

2
Zǒngtǒng
总统
xiānsheng
先生
  
!

Mr President!

3
Xiānsheng
先生
  
,
yàodiǎn
要点
shénme
什么
  
?

Are you ready to order, sir?

4
shì
女士
men
  
,
xiānsheng
先生
men
  
!

Ladies and gentlemen!

5
xiānsheng
李先生

Mr Li

As a Noun

Mister or Madame [used to address an intellectual of either sex]

6
xùn
鲁迅
xiānsheng
先生

Mr Lu Xun

As a Noun

husband [used in mentioning other's or one's own husband]

7
xiānsheng
先生
chūchāi
出差
le
  

Her husband is away on business.

8
  
/
  
(
jiā
  
)
xiānsheng
先生

my/your husband

As a Noun

doctor

9
Yào
yào
不要
qǐng
xiānsheng
先生
kànkan
看看
  
?

Shall we send for a doctor?

As a Noun

bookkeeper

10
Dāng
zhàngfáng
账房
xiānsheng
先生

serve/work as a bookkeeper

As a Noun

storyteller; fortune-teller; palm-reader or geomancer

11
Shuōshū
说书
xiānsheng
先生

storyteller