WordTaiwan frequency #14,912
早先
ㄗㄠˇ ㄒㄧㄢ
“formerly; in the past; long ago; earlier on; beforehand; already”
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- 先生ㄒㄧㄢ ㄕㄥMr.; sir; gentleman; teacher; husband; (dated) scholar or Taoist priest
- 早上ㄗㄠˇ ㄕㄤˋearly morning; the first part of the day from dawn to around noon; in Taiwan also used as a greeting meaning good morning
- 早已ㄗㄠˇ ㄧˇlong since; already a long time ago; for a long time
- 首先ㄕㄡˇ ㄒㄧㄢfirst of all; in the first place; before anything else; initially
- 早期ㄗㄠˇ ㄑㄧˊearly period; early phase; early stage; the initial part of a process
- 先前ㄒㄧㄢ ㄑㄧㄢˊbefore; previously; earlier; formerly; at an earlier time
- 優先ㄧㄡ ㄒㄧㄢto take precedence; to have priority; to be given first consideration; to be dealt with before others.
- 領先ㄌㄧㄥˇ ㄒㄧㄢto be in the lead; to be ahead; to lead; to be in front; to hold an advantage
- 先後ㄒㄧㄢ ㄏㄡˋearly or late; in order of time; one after another; in succession; first and then later
- 原先ㄩㄢˊ ㄒㄧㄢoriginally; at first; in the beginning; former; initial.
- 早餐ㄗㄠˇ ㄘㄢbreakfast; morning meal.
- 先發ㄒㄧㄢ ㄈㄚto take preemptive action; to act first; (sports) to be in the starting lineup; (baseball) to be the starting pitcher