最先
zuì xiān
Pinyin

Definition

最先
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zuì xiān
  1. (the) very first

Character Decomposition

Related Words (20)

最
zuì
  1. 1 variant of 最[zuì]
先
xiān
  1. 1 early
  2. 2 prior
  3. 3 former
  4. 4 in advance
  5. 5 first
最后
zuì hòu
  1. 1 final
  2. 2 last
  3. 3 finally
  4. 4 ultimate
最近
zuì jìn
  1. 1 recently
  2. 2 soon
  3. 3 nearest
优先
yōu xiān
  1. 1 to have priority
  2. 2 to take precedence
先生
Xiān sheng
  1. 1 Mister (Mr.)
先进
xiān jìn
  1. 1 advanced (technology)
  2. 2 to advance
先锋
xiān fēng
  1. 1 vanguard
  2. 2 pioneer
  3. 3 avant-garde
最初
zuì chū
  1. 1 first
  2. 2 primary
  3. 3 initial
  4. 4 original
  5. 5 at first
  6. 6 initially
  7. 7 originally
最好
zuì hǎo
  1. 1 best
  2. 2 (you) had better (do what we suggest)
最新
zuì xīn
  1. 1 latest
  2. 2 newest
最终
zuì zhōng
  1. 1 final
  2. 2 ultimate
最高
zuì gāo
  1. 1 tallest
  2. 2 highest
  3. 3 supreme (court etc)
领先
lǐng xiān
  1. 1 to lead
  2. 2 to be in front
首先
shǒu xiān
  1. 1 first (of all)
  2. 2 in the first place
一马当先
yī mǎ dāng xiān
  1. 1 to take the lead
事先
shì xiān
  1. 1 in advance
  2. 2 before the event
  3. 3 beforehand
  4. 4 prior
占先
zhàn xiān
  1. 1 to take precedence
先下手为强
xiān xià shǒu wéi qiáng
  1. 1 strike first and gain the upper hand (idiom, martial arts term); Making the first move is an advantage.
先人
xiān rén
  1. 1 ancestors
  2. 2 previous generations
  3. 3 my late father

Idioms (19)

先下手为强
xiān xià shǒu wéi qiáng
  1. 1 strike first and gain the upper hand (idiom, martial arts term); Making the first move is an advantage.
先斩后奏
xiān zhǎn hòu zòu
  1. 1 first decapitate then present your trophy (idiom); act first, report later
先发制人
xiān fā zhì rén
  1. 1 to gain the initiative by striking first (idiom); to preempt
  2. 2 to anticipate
  3. 3 preemptive
先睹为快
xiān dǔ wéi kuài
  1. 1 joy of first experience (idiom)
  2. 2 the pleasure of reading sth for the first time
先礼后兵
xiān lǐ hòu bīng
  1. 1 peaceful measures before using force (idiom); diplomacy before violence
  2. 2 jaw-jaw is better than war-war
兵马未动，粮草先行
bīng mǎ wèi dòng , liáng cǎo xiān xíng
  1. 1 before the troops move, fodder and provisions go first (idiom); logistics comes before military maneuvers
  2. 2 an army marches on its stomach
工欲善其事，必先利其器
gōng yù shàn qí shì , bì xiān lì qí qì
  1. 1 To do a good job, an artisan needs the best tools (idiom). Good tools are prerequisite to the successful execution of a job
捷足先登
jié zú xiān dēng
  1. 1 the quick-footed climb up first (idiom)
  2. 2 the early bird catches the worm
  3. 3 first come, first served
敢为人先
gǎn wéi rén xiān
  1. 1 to dare to be first
  2. 2 to pioneer (idiom)
春江水暖鸭先知
chūn jiāng shuǐ nuǎn yā xiān zhī
  1. 1 lit. the duck is the first to know if the spring water is warm (idiom)
  2. 2 fig. an expert in the field knows which way the wind blows
欲善其事，必先利其器
yù shàn qí shì , bì xiān lì qí qì
  1. 1 To do a good job, an artisan needs the best tools (idiom). Good tools are prerequisite to the successful execution of a job
溘先朝露
kè xiān zhāo lù
  1. 1 the morning dew will swiftly dissipate (idiom); fig. ephemeral and precarious nature of human existence
为善最乐
wéi shàn zuì lè
  1. 1 doing good deeds brings the greatest joy (idiom)
争先恐后
zhēng xiān kǒng hòu
  1. 1 striving to be first and fearing to be last (idiom); outdoing one another
百善孝为先
bǎi shàn xiào wéi xiān
  1. 1 of all virtues filial piety is most important (idiom)
笨鸟先飞
bèn niǎo xiān fēi
  1. 1 lit. the clumsy bird flies early (idiom); fig. to work hard to compensate for one's limited abilities
闻风先遁
wén fēng xiān dùn
  1. 1 to flee at hearing the news (idiom)
身先朝露
shēn xiān zhāo lù
  1. 1 body will go with the morning dew (idiom); fig. ephemeral and precarious nature of human existence
近水楼台先得月
jìn shuǐ lóu tái xiān dé yuè
  1. 1 the pavilion closest to the water enjoys moonlight first (idiom)
  2. 2 to benefit from intimacy with an influential person

Sample Sentences

小尤最先回到了刑侦科办公室。
Xiǎo Yóu zuìxiān huí dào le xíngzhēnkē bàngōngshì 。
Xiao You was the first one back to the criminal investigations office.
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最先冲线的是“小神仙”！
zuìxiān chōngxiàn de shì “Xiǎoshénxiān ”！
First over the line is ''Little Immortal!"
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哦，这我还不知道呢。说到少林寺，大家最先想到的肯定是功夫。
é ，zhè wǒ hái bù zhīdào ne 。shuōdào shàolínsì ，dàjiā zuìxiān xiǎngdào de kěndìng shì gōngfu 。
Oh, I didn’t know that. When people talk about Shaolin Temple, the first thing you think of is definitely kung fu.
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是啊，就是在孩子一周岁生日的那天，在他面前放上书、笔、尺、钱币、印章等东西让他抓，最先抓到什么就说明他对什么最感兴趣，将来可能从事这方面的工作。比方说，如果抓到笔，长大就可能当作家；抓到印章，将来就可能做官。
shì ā ，jiùshì zài háizi yī zhōusuì shēngrì de nàtiān ，zài tā miànqián fàngshàng shū 、bǐ 、chǐ 、qiánbì 、yìnzhāng děng dōngxi ràng tā zhuā ，zuìxiān zhuādào shénme jiù shuōmíng tā duì shénme zuì gǎnxìngqù ，jiānglái kěnéng cóngshì zhè fāngmiàn de gōngzuò 。bǐfangshuō ，rúguǒ zhuādào bǐ ，zhǎngdà jiù kěnéng dàng zuòjiā ；zhuādào yìnzhāng ，jiānglái jiù kěnéng zuòguān 。
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