Taivo A Taiwan Mandarin dictionary

xiān

ㄒㄧㄢ

  1. 1beforehand; first; earlier
  2. 2at first; originally
  3. 3for the time being; for now
  4. 4(prefix) my late (in referring to deceased relatives older than oneself)
Example

你先請!

nǐ xiān qǐng

After you!

Keep and it comes back until you know it.

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