首先 (shǒu xiān) — first of all; in the first place · Chinese · Nantoka

shǒu xiān

首先 (shǒu xiān) is a Chinese word meaning “first of all; in the first place”.

Meanings

1first of all; in the first place

Part of speech: adverb

Characters in 首先

首shǒu · head 先xiān · beforehand; first; earlier

Related words

先生teacher 先beforehand; first; earlier 首head 领先to lead 事先in advance 首席chief (representative, correspondent etc)先进sophisticated; advanced (technology etc)元首head of state 先知a person of foresight 首相prime minister (of Japan or UK etc)优先to have priority; to take precedence 自首to give oneself up

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