先生
HSK 1freq #586
Meanings
CC-CEDICT
- 1.teacher
- 2.gentleman; sir; mister (Mr.)
- 3.husband
- 4.(dialect) doctor
- 5.CL:位[wèi]
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Wiktionary
- 1.An honorific for adults, usually conferred on males: mister; sir; gentleman
- 2.husband
- 3.one who was born earlier
- 4.father and elder brother
- 5.ancestor
- 6.Taoist priest
- 7.doctor
- 8.traditional Chinese medicine physician
- 9.teacher
- 10.female prostitute
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Etymology
Attested in 詩經・大雅・生民之什・生民.
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Stroke order
Components
Components from cjk-decomp · MIT
Characters
Example sentences
那位先生靠什么生活？
What does that gentleman do for a living?
先生，那盘CD需要预定才有。
Sir, that CD is available only by special order.
你想我们先结婚还是先生孩子？
Do you want to get married first or have a child first?
先生，我可以看看你的駕駛執照嗎？
May I see your driver's license, sir?
先生，我們可以檢查一下您的行李嗎？
Sir, can we quickly inspect your luggage please?
先生，您把您的打火机留在桌子上了。
Sir, you have left your lighter on the table.
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Synonyms
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Derived terms
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Related words
赛先生 "Mr Science", phrase used during the May 4th Movement 五四运动[Wǔ sì Yùn dòng]德先生 "Mr Democracy", phrase used during the May 4th Movement 五四运动[Wǔ sì Yùn dòng]账房先生 bookkeeper (old)憨豆先生 Mr. Bean (TV)好好先生 Mr Goody-goody算命先生 fortune-teller风水先生 feng shui master缠夹二先生 annoying muddle-headed person who gabbles unintelligibly