English translation for "先"

[ xiān; xiàn ] 
名词
1.(时间或次序在前的) earlier; before; first; in advance 短语和例子
有言在先 make clear beforehand; 争先恐后 strive to be the first and fear to lag behind; 你不必先付款。 you don't have to pay in advance. 你先拟个提纲再写。 make an outline before you start writing. 他比我先到。 he arrived earlier than i did.; he arrived there before me. 他在班上遥遥领先。 he is far in advance of his class. 同志们先别走。 don't go yet, comrades. 我先说几句。 let me say a few words first. 先做学生,再做先生。 be a pupil before you become a teacher.2.(祖先; 上代) elder generation; ancestor 短语和例子
祖先 ancestor: forefather3.(尊称死去的人) deceased; late 短语和例子
先父 my late father4.[口语] (先前) earlier on; before 短语和例子
你先怎么不告诉我? why didn't you tell me before?5.(姓氏) a surname 短语和例子
先轸 xian zhen

Related Translations:

先猜:  toss

先师:  teacher [master] of the older generation

先下手:  forestall

先来先做:  fcfs

先击拳:  lead

先时代地质:  pregeologic

肩先露:  shoulder presentation

吴兆先:  wu zhaoxian

先入成见:  preoccupation

先来者优先:  first come first serve

Example Sentences:

	1.	"somebody's got to die," he agreed . “是得有人先死去，”他附和道。
	2.	Wait a moment , let me give you a demonstration . 先让我做一下示范。
	3.	I will give you a pound in part payment . 我会给你一镑作为先付部分。
	4.	When one is about to act, one must reason first . 凡事应先思而后行。
	5.	He wrote first in large clumsy capitals . 他先用大写字母笨拙地写出。
	6.	We should settle the business on hand first . 应该先处理眼底下的事。
	7.	A little caviar to begin with , madame ? 先吃一点鱼子酱怎么样，女士？
	8.	No , because he gave me anesthesia first . 别，因为他先替我麻醉了。
	9.	Burn the old paint off before the door . 先把门上的旧漆烧掉再上新漆。
	10.	They advised her to go into hiding for a while . 他们劝她先躲藏一下。

Similar Words：

"掀斜断块" English translation, "掀斜山" English translation, "掀斜作用" English translation, "掀页效果" English translation, "锨" English translation, "先 边让" English translation, "先 鲜 闲 贤 显 险 县 现 线 限 陷 献" English translation, "先, 前, 预" English translation, "先,前,预" English translation, "先-断背山" English translation