先 (xiān) — Chinese word meaning

中国在这个领域领先世界。

Zhōng guó zài zhè ge lǐng yù lǐng xiān shì jiè

China leads the world in this field.

请优先处理紧急事项。

qǐng yōu xiān chǔ lǐ jǐn jí shì xiàng

Please prioritize handling urgent matters.

我先前在这里工作过。

wǒ xiān qián zài zhè lǐ gōng zuò guò

I worked here before.

原先这里是一片农田。

yuán xiān zhè lǐ shì yī piàn nóng tián

Originally this was farmland.

他率先提出了这个想法。

tā shuài xiān tí chū le zhè ge xiǎng fǎ

He was the first to propose this idea.

这些文物是我们祖先留下的。

zhè xiē wén wù shì wǒ men zǔ xiān liú xià de

These artifacts were left behind by our ancestors.

学生们争先恐后地举手回答问题。

xué shēng men zhēng xiān kǒng hòu de jǔ shǒu huí dá wèn tí

Students eagerly rush forward to raise their hands to answer the question.

我们不能开这个先例。

wǒ men bù néng kāi zhè ge xiān lì

We cannot set this precedent.

他有先天的音乐天赋。

tā yǒu xiān tiān de yīn yuè tiān fù

He has an innate musical talent.

他是科技创新的先锋。

tā shì kē jì chuàng xīn de xiān fēng

He is a pioneer in technological innovation.

我们应该预先准备好所有材料。

wǒ men yīng gāi yù xiān zhǔn bèi hǎo suǒ yǒu cái liào

We should prepare all materials in advance.