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首先

shǒu xiān

HSK 3 · word 1901 of 3,000

Meaning

• first of all; in the first place

Example sentence

Characters in 首先

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

首 the head plus 先, first. 首 also gives 首都 and 首要; 其次 is what follows it in a list.

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