先后
xiān hòuㄒㄧㄢ ㄏㄡˋ
Sino-Vietnamese: TIÊN HẬU
Traditional: 先後
HSK 3.0 · 5TOCFL 5
Meaning(adverb)
early or late; priority; in succession; one after another
Examples
他先后去过上海、广州和深圳。
tā xiān hòu qù guò shàng hǎi, guǎng zhōu hé shēn zhèn.
He has been to Shanghai, Guangzhou and Shenzhen, one after another.
客人们先后到了。
kè rén men xiān hòu dào le.
The guests arrived one after another.
做事情要分清先后。
zuò shì qíng yào fēn qīng xiān hòu.
You need to know what comes first when doing things.
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Stroke order
TIÊN · 6 strokes
early; prior; former; in advance; first
HẬU · 6 strokes
surname Hou
Related words
- 先生 xiān sheng — teacher; gentleman; sir; mister (Mr.); husband; (dialect) doctor
- 先 xiān — early; prior; former; in advance; first
- 首先 shǒu xiān — first (of all); in the first place
- 事先 shì xiān — in advance; before the event; beforehand; prior
- 祖先 zǔ xiān — ancestors; forebears; (biology) ancestral species; ancient species from which present-day species evolved
- 领先 lǐng xiān — to lead; to be in front
- 先进 xiān jìn — advanced (technology); to advance
- 优先 yōu xiān — to have priority; to take precedence