Chinese Traditional: 首先
Chinese Simplified: 首先
Pinyin: shou3 xian1
Zhuyin: ㄕㄡˇ ㄒㄧㄢ
English Meaning: first, in the first place

Example Sentences:

首先,我們必須淘汰不適合的應徵者。
首先,我们必须淘汰不适合的应征者。
shou3 xian1, wo3 men5 bi4 xu1 tao2 tai4 bu2 shi4 he2 de5 ying4 zheng1 zhe3.
First of all, we have to eliminate unsuitable applicants.
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Related Words:

 

shǒu

1. head 2. chief 3. first, best, highest 4. (a measure word for poems, songs) 5. start, beginning 6. side, direction 7. to report someone to the authorities, to plead guilty

Here: chief

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xiān

1. first 2. prior 3. in advance 4. an earlier generation 5. the late

Here: first

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