Taiwan Mandarin

DictionaryCommon words首先

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首先

shǒuxiān·ㄕㄡˇ ㄒㄧㄢ

“first of all; in the first place; before anything else; initially”

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shǒu·ㄕㄡˇ

Head; chief; leader; first or beginning; classifier for poems or songs; the front or side.

xiān·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.