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优先 (yōu xiān) — Chinese word meaning

HSK 6

优先 (yōu xiān) is a Chinese word: to prioritize / to give priority to. This page shows its pinyin, translation, example sentences, character breakdown, decomposition, and HSK level.

Meaning of 优先

动 dòng verb

to prioritize / to give priority to

请优先处理紧急事项。

qǐng yōu xiān chǔ lǐ jǐn jí shì xiàng

Please prioritize handling urgent matters.

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Word breakdown

优 yōu — superior, excellent (indicating something should be placed in a better position)

先 xiān — first, before (indicating temporal or sequential priority)

Structure & writing
1 优 yōu — excellent; superior (opposite of 劣)

优 is not used as a component in any other character.

consists of

1.1 亻 rén — person/human radical (standing figure)
亻 is a component in 117 characters
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Stroke order

2 先 xiān — before; preceding (opposite of 'after')
先 is a component in 4 characters

先 is an atomic character — it does not decompose further.

Stroke order