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先生 (xiān sheng): Mr., husband

Meaning & Stroke Order

HSK 1noun

Word info

Pinyin
Meaning
Mr., husband
Characters
2
Part of speech
noun
HSK level
HSK 1

Full definitions

Meanings grouped by pronunciation.

  • teacher
  • gentleman
  • sir
  • mister (Mr.)
  • husband
  • Mr.
  • sir
  • gentleman (polite form of address for an adult man)
  • teacher (older or formal usage)
  • husband (in some contexts)
  • doctor (dialect)
  • (dialect) doctor

Chinese explanation

  • 对成年男子的尊称，相当于“您”
  • 妻子称呼自己的丈夫
  • 对老师或有学问的人的称呼，旧时也用于称呼医生或账房先生等。

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Character breakdown

HSK 3

beforehand

HSK 4

to grow

Example sentences

。

Mr. Wang is our Chinese teacher.

。

That gentleman teaches us math.

，！

Hello, Mr. Li!

。

I'd like to ask Mr. Zhang a question.

。

This gentleman is very amiable.

，？

Mr. Wang, are you free today?

？

Who is that gentleman?

，？

Excuse me, sir, where is the restroom?

。

Mr. Lu Xun is an important writer of modern Chinese literature.

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