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先生

xiān sheng

HSK 3.0 · Level 1 Old HSK · Level 1

Meaning

先生 is an HSK 3.0 Level 1 word pronounced xiān sheng — the meanings come first, then character by character.

  1. teacher
  2. gentleman
  3. sir
  4. mister (Mr.)
  5. husband
  6. (dialect) doctor
  7. CL:位[wei4]

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Character by character

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HSK 1 words — those sharing a character with 先生 come first.

WordPinyinMeaningHSK
大学生 dà xué shēng university student; college student 1
中学生 zhōng xué shēng middle-school student; high school student 1
学生 xué sheng student; schoolchild 1
小学生 xiǎo xué shēng primary school student; schoolchild; CL:個|个[ge4],名[ming2]; (fig.) beginner 1
生气 shēng qì to get angry; to be furious; vitality; liveliness 1
生日 shēng rì birthday; CL:個|个[ge4] 1
生病 shēng bìng to fall ill 1
女生 nǚ shēng schoolgirl; female student; girl 1

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