首先 (sau2 sin1 | shou3 xian1) : firstly

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首先

sau2 sin1

shou3 xian1

first of all; in the first place

Level: 2 Google Frequency: 6,590,000

This term is used in both Cantonese and Mandarin/Standard written Chinese.

首先

This word was added by tym on 15th Nov 2004 04:55 and last edited on 30th Oct 2008 19:03

Characters in this word:

首 sau2 - the first, the head; leader
先 sin1 sin3 - first, foremost; Mister, Sir

1 compounds containing this word:

不首先使用 - no first use

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首先去圖書館，然後返屋企。粵
First go to the library, then afterwards go home.

首先係一般情報粵
First of all, we have some (new) information.
[Lit. first is one [counter] piece-of-intelligence]

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Decimal representation of this word: 首先

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