先
生

Teacher in Chinese: 先生 (xiān sheng)

xiān sheng

teacher

HSK 12 example sentences

Definitions

  1. 1teacher
  2. 2gentleman; sir; mister (Mr.)
  3. 3husband
  4. 4(dialect) doctor

Stroke order

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先
生

Zhuyin

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ㄒㄧㄢ

xiān

ㄒ/ xㄧ/ iㄢ/ an—/ first tone

˙ㄕㄥ

sheng

˙/ neutral toneㄕ/ shㄥ/ eng

Example sentences

See 先生 used in real sentences with pinyin and English translations.

  • 谢谢您，先生。

    xiè xiè nín， xiān shēng。

    Thank you, sir.

  • 这位是安田先生。

    zhè wèi shì ān tián xiān shēng。

    This is Mr Yasuda.

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Related words

先

xiān

early

生

shēng

to be born

学生

xué sheng

student

医生

yī shēng

doctor

生病

shēng bìng

to fall ill

生日

shēng rì

birthday

生气

shēng qì

to get angry

出生

chū shēng

to be born

发生

fā shēng

to happen

生活

shēng huó

to live

生命

shēng mìng

life (as the characteristic of living beings)

首先

shǒu xiān

first (of all)

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