先决 先決
先决 先決 xiān jué ㄒㄧㄢ ㄐㄩㄝˊ sin1 kyut3
- prerequisite; necessary
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先
- 事先 shì xiān ㄕˋ ㄒㄧㄢ si6 sin1 in advance
- 优先 優先 yōu xiān ㄧㄡ ㄒㄧㄢ jau1 sin1 to have priority; to take precedence
- 先例 xiān lì ㄒㄧㄢ ㄌㄧˋ sin1 lai6 precedent
- 先前 xiān qián ㄒㄧㄢ ㄑㄧㄢˊ sin1 cin4 before; previously
- 先天 xiān tiān ㄒㄧㄢ ㄊㄧㄢ sin1 tin1 embryonic period (contrasted with 后天)
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- 先后 先後 xiān hòu ㄒㄧㄢ ㄏㄡˋ sin1 hau6 early or late; first and last; priority
- 先生 xiān sheng ㄒㄧㄢ ˙ㄕㄥ sin1 saang1 teacher
- 先进 先進 xiān jìn ㄒㄧㄢ ㄐㄧㄣˋ sin1 zeon3 sophisticated; advanced (technology etc)
- 先锋 先鋒 xiān fēng ㄒㄧㄢ ㄈㄥ sin1 fung1 vanguard; pioneer; avant-garde
- 先驱 先驅 xiān qū ㄒㄧㄢ ㄑㄩ sin1 keoi1 to pioneer
- 原先 yuán xiān ㄩㄢˊ ㄒㄧㄢ jyun4 sin1 originally
- 率先 shuài xiān ㄕㄨㄞˋ ㄒㄧㄢ seot1 sin1 to take the lead
- 祖先 zǔ xiān ㄗㄨˇ ㄒㄧㄢ zou2 sin1 ancestors; forebears
- 预先 預先 yù xiān ㄩˋ ㄒㄧㄢ jyu6 sin1 beforehand; in advance
- 领先 領先 lǐng xiān ㄌㄧㄥˇ ㄒㄧㄢ ling5 sin1 to lead
- 首先 shǒu xiān ㄕㄡˇ ㄒㄧㄢ sau2 sin1 first of all; in the first place
- 争先恐后 爭先恐後 zhēng xiān kǒng hòu ㄓㄥ ㄒㄧㄢ ㄎㄨㄥˇ ㄏㄡˋ zang1 sin1 hung2 hau6 (idiom) to compete to be first; to scramble to get ahead; to rush forward for fear of falling behind
- 占先 佔先 zhàn xiān ㄓㄢˋ ㄒㄧㄢ zim3 sin1 to take precedence
- 尽先 儘先 jǐn xiān ㄐㄧㄣˇ ㄒㄧㄢ zeon2 sin1 in the first instance
- 先主 xiān zhǔ ㄒㄧㄢ ㄓㄨˇ sin1 zyu2 former ruler; founding ruler
决 決
- 判决 判決 pàn jué ㄆㄢˋ ㄐㄩㄝˊ pun3 kyut3 judgment (by a court of law)
- 否决 否決 fǒu jué ㄈㄡˇ ㄐㄩㄝˊ fau2 kyut3 to veto
- 坚决 堅決 jiān jué ㄐㄧㄢ ㄐㄩㄝˊ gin1 kyut3 firm; resolute; determined
- 决不 決不 jué bù ㄐㄩㄝˊ ㄅㄨˋ kyut3 bat1 not at all
- 决定 決定 jué dìng ㄐㄩㄝˊ ㄉㄧㄥˋ kyut3 ding6 to decide; to determine; to make up one's mind
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- 决心 決心 jué xīn ㄐㄩㄝˊ ㄒㄧㄣ kyut3 sam1 determination
- 决策 決策 jué cè ㄐㄩㄝˊ ㄘㄜˋ kyut3 caak3 strategic decision
- 决议 決議 jué yì ㄐㄩㄝˊ ㄧˋ kyut3 ji5 a resolution
- 决赛 決賽 jué sài ㄐㄩㄝˊ ㄙㄞˋ kyut3 coi3 finals (of a competition)
- 表决 表決 biǎo jué ㄅㄧㄠˇ ㄐㄩㄝˊ biu2 kyut3 to decide by vote
- 裁决 裁決 cái jué ㄘㄞˊ ㄐㄩㄝˊ coi4 kyut3 ruling
- 解决 解決 jiě jué ㄐㄧㄝˇ ㄐㄩㄝˊ gaai2 kyut3 to solve; to resolve; to settle (a problem)
- 下决心 下決心 xià jué xīn ㄒㄧㄚˋ ㄐㄩㄝˊ ㄒㄧㄣ haa6 kyut3 sam1 to determine
- 半决赛 半決賽 bàn jué sài ㄅㄢˋ ㄐㄩㄝˊ ㄙㄞˋ bun3 kyut3 coi3 semifinals
- 取决于 取決於 qǔ jué yú ㄑㄩˇ ㄐㄩㄝˊ ㄩˊ ceoi2 kyut3 jyu1 to hinge on
- 犹豫不决 猶豫不決 yóu yù bù jué ㄧㄡˊ ㄩˋ ㄅㄨˋ ㄐㄩㄝˊ jau4 jyu6 bat1 kyut3 hesitancy
- 公决 公決 gōng jué ㄍㄨㄥ ㄐㄩㄝˊ gung1 kyut3 public decision (by ballot)
- 勇决 勇決 yǒng jué ㄩㄥˇ ㄐㄩㄝˊ jung5 kyut3 decisive
- 取决 取決 qǔ jué ㄑㄩˇ ㄐㄩㄝˊ ceoi2 kyut3 (usually followed by 于) to hinge on
- 可决 可決 kě jué ㄎㄜˇ ㄐㄩㄝˊ ho2 kyut3 to adopt
Idioms with these characters
- 笨鸟先飞 笨鳥先飛 bèn niǎo xiān fēi ㄅㄣˋ ㄋㄧㄠˇ ㄒㄧㄢ ㄈㄟ ban6 niu5 sin1 fei1 lit. the clumsy bird flies early (idiom); fig. to work hard to compensate for one's limited abilities
- 敢为人先 敢為人先 gǎn wéi rén xiān ㄍㄢˇ ㄨㄟˊ ㄖㄣˊ ㄒㄧㄢ gam2 wai4 jan4 sin1 to dare to be first
- 捷足先登 jié zú xiān dēng ㄐㄧㄝˊ ㄗㄨˊ ㄒㄧㄢ ㄉㄥ zit3 zuk1 sin1 dang1 the quick-footed climb up first (idiom)
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- 溘先朝露 kè xiān zhāo lù ㄎㄜˋ ㄒㄧㄢ ㄓㄠ ㄌㄨˋ hap6 sin1 ziu1 lou6 the morning dew will swiftly dissipate (idiom); fig. ephemeral and precarious nature of human existence
- 身先朝露 shēn xiān zhāo lù ㄕㄣ ㄒㄧㄢ ㄓㄠ ㄌㄨˋ san1 sin1 ziu1 lou6 body will go with the morning dew (idiom); fig. ephemeral and precarious nature of human existence
- 未卜先知 wèi bǔ xiān zhī ㄨㄟˋ ㄅㄨˇ ㄒㄧㄢ ㄓ mei6 buk1 sin1 zi1 (idiom) to foresee the future (without divination); to know beforehand through uncanny insight
- 闻风先遁 聞風先遁 wén fēng xiān dùn ㄨㄣˊ ㄈㄥ ㄒㄧㄢ ㄉㄨㄣˋ man4 fung1 sin1 deon6 to flee at hearing the news (idiom)
- 先睹为快 先睹為快 xiān dǔ wéi kuài ㄒㄧㄢ ㄉㄨˇ ㄨㄟˊ ㄎㄨㄞˋ sin1 dou2 wai4 faai3 (idiom) to consider it a pleasure to be among the first to read (or watch or enjoy)
- 先发制人 先發制人 xiān fā zhì rén ㄒㄧㄢ ㄈㄚ ㄓˋ ㄖㄣˊ sin1 faat3 zai3 jan4 (idiom) to gain the initiative by striking first; to preempt
- 先来后到 先來後到 xiān lái hòu dào ㄒㄧㄢ ㄌㄞˊ ㄏㄡˋ ㄉㄠˋ sin1 loi4 hau6 dou3 (idiom) in order of arrival; first come, first served
- 决胜千里 決勝千里 jué shèng qiān lǐ ㄐㄩㄝˊ ㄕㄥˋ ㄑㄧㄢ ㄌㄧˇ kyut3 sing3 cin1 lei5 to be able to plan victory from a thousand miles away (idiom)
- 速战速决 速戰速決 sù zhàn sù jué ㄙㄨˋ ㄓㄢˋ ㄙㄨˋ ㄐㄩㄝˊ cuk1 zin3 cuk1 kyut3 (idiom) to adopt a blitzkrieg strategy; to resolve sth in the shortest time possible
- 悬而未决 懸而未決 xuán ér wèi jué ㄒㄩㄢˊ ㄦˊ ㄨㄟˋ ㄐㄩㄝˊ jyun4 ji4 mei6 kyut3 (idiom) pending a decision; hanging in the balance