WordTaiwan frequency #26,859
在先
ㄗㄞˋ ㄒㄧㄢ
“beforehand; in advance; previously; before this”
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在
ㄗㄞˋ
To exist; to be located at or in a place; to be in the process of doing something; to depend on; to observe.
先
ㄒㄧㄢ
Beforehand; first; earlier; originally; for the time being; for now; my late (prefix for deceased older relatives); ancestor; primary matter; former; previous; Mr. (abbreviation); surname.
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Words sharing these characters
Vocabulary built from the same characters — most common first
- 現在ㄒㄧㄢˋ ㄗㄞˋnow; at present; currently; nowadays
- 先生ㄒㄧㄢ ㄕㄥMr.; sir; gentleman; teacher; husband; (dated) scholar or Taoist priest
- 存在ㄘㄨㄣˊ ㄗㄞˋto exist; to be; to be present in time or space; (philosophy) something experienced in consciousness or being
- 正在ㄓㄥˋ ㄗㄞˋcurrently; in the process of; used before a verb to indicate an ongoing action happening now
- 實在ㄕˊ ㄗㄞˋreally; actually; indeed; true; real; honest; dependable; (philosophy) reality
- 在一起ㄗㄞˋ ㄧ ㄑㄧˇto be together; to be in a relationship; to stay with each other.
- 在於ㄗㄞˋ ㄩˊto rest with; to lie in; to be due to; to be determined by; to be up to someone
- 首先ㄕㄡˇ ㄒㄧㄢfirst of all; in the first place; before anything else; initially
- 先前ㄒㄧㄢ ㄑㄧㄢˊbefore; previously; earlier; formerly; at an earlier time
- 內在ㄋㄟˋ ㄗㄞˋinner; internal; intrinsic; innate; the essential nature or quality within a person or thing; inherent character or value not visible from the outside
- 優先ㄧㄡ ㄒㄧㄢto take precedence; to have priority; to be given first consideration; to be dealt with before others.
- 留在ㄌㄧㄡˊ ㄗㄞˋto stay; to remain in a place; to keep something in a particular state or condition