HanTrace

先生

xiānsheng
nounHSK 1

“Teacher” in Chinese is 先生 (xiānsheng).

Meaning

  • teacher
  • gentleman; sir; mister (Mr.)
  • husband
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  • (dialect) doctor

Example

谢谢您，先生。

Thank you, sir.

Example sentence from Tatoeba (CC BY 2.0).

Measure words

位
polite term for gentlemen
一位先生 (one gentleman)

Characters

xiānHSK 16 strokesbeforehand; first; earliershēngHSK 15 strokesto grow; to give birth; to produce; to be born

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