首先(shǒu xiān)

HSK 32 characters

first of all

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Word information

Pinyin
shǒu xiān
Meaning
first of all; in the first place
HSK level
HSK 3
Characters
2
Traditional
Same

Appears in lessons

首先 is taught in these textbook lessons.

Volume 3 ·谁来买单 · Who Will Pay the Bill?

Related words

Common words sharing a character with 首先 — tap one to open its word page.

fǔ俯shǒu首
HSK 7-9

to bend one's head

yuán元shǒu首
HSK 7-9

head of state

huí回shǒu首
HSK 7-9

to turn around; to look back

dī低shǒu首xià下xīn心

to be fawningly submissive (idiom)

hé何shǒu首wū乌

Chinese knotweed (Polygonum multiflorum)

fǔ俯shǒu首tiē帖ěr耳

bowed head and ears glued (idiom); docile and obedient

bǐ匕shǒu首

dagger

kòu叩shǒu首

to kowtow

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