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  • 1

    n.earlier; before; first; in advance

    • wǒ xiān shuō jǐ jù

      Let me say a few words first.

    • tā xiān zǒu le bǎ wǒ yī gè rén liú zài zhè

      He took off first and left me here alone.

    • qù xué xiào zhī qián wǒ xiān qù le tàng chāo shì

      学校之前超市

      Before going to school, I went to the supermarket.

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  • 2

    n.fmlelder generation; ancestor; forefather

    • zǔ xiān

      ancestor

    • xiān rén

      ancestors

  • 3

    adj.respof previous generation(s); deceased

    • xiān fù

      my late father

    • xiān liè

      martyrs

    • xiān zhé

      great thinker of yore

  • 4

    adv.temporarily; for the time being; for now

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