先河 xiān hé ㄒㄧㄢ ㄏㄜˊ sin1 ho4
- source; precursor; forerunner
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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
河
- 河流 hé liú ㄏㄜˊ ㄌㄧㄡˊ ho4 lau4 river
- 河畔 hé pàn ㄏㄜˊ ㄆㄢˋ ho4 bun6 riverside
- 运河 運河 yùn hé ㄩㄣˋ ㄏㄜˊ wan6 ho4 canal
- 三河 Sān hé ㄙㄢ ㄏㄜˊ saam1 ho4 see 三河市
- 五河 Wǔ hé ㄨˇ ㄏㄜˊ ng5 ho4 see 五河县
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- 内河 內河 nèi hé ㄋㄟˋ ㄏㄜˊ noi6 ho4 river that flows only within a country's borders; inland waterway (esp. for transportation, in contrast to coastal or maritime waters)
- 两河 兩河 Liǎng hé ㄌㄧㄤˇ ㄏㄜˊ loeng5 ho4 the areas to the north and south of the Yellow River (in the Spring and Autumn Period)
- 冰河 bīng hé ㄅㄧㄥ ㄏㄜˊ bing1 ho4 glacier
- 凌河 Líng hé ㄌㄧㄥˊ ㄏㄜˊ ling4 ho4 see 凌河区
- 剑河 劍河 Jiàn hé ㄐㄧㄢˋ ㄏㄜˊ gim3 ho4 see 剑河县
- 包河 Bāo hé ㄅㄠ ㄏㄜˊ baau1 ho4 see 包河区
- 唐河 Táng hé ㄊㄤˊ ㄏㄜˊ tong4 ho4 see 唐河县
- 商河 Shāng hé ㄕㄤ ㄏㄜˊ soeng1 ho4 see 商河县
- 塔河 Tǎ hé ㄊㄚˇ ㄏㄜˊ taap3 ho4 see 塔河县
- 夏河 Xià hé ㄒㄧㄚˋ ㄏㄜˊ haa6 ho4 see 夏河县
- 大河 dà hé ㄉㄚˋ ㄏㄜˊ daai6 ho4 large river (esp the Yellow River)
- 天河 Tiān hé ㄊㄧㄢ ㄏㄜˊ tin1 ho4 Milky Way
- 小河 xiǎo hé ㄒㄧㄠˇ ㄏㄜˊ siu2 ho4 creek; stream; brook
- 山河 shān hé ㄕㄢ ㄏㄜˊ saan1 ho4 mountains and rivers
- 广河 廣河 Guǎng hé ㄍㄨㄤˇ ㄏㄜˊ gwong2 ho4 see 广河县
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
- 暴虎冯河 暴虎馮河 bào hǔ píng hé ㄅㄠˋ ㄏㄨˇ ㄆㄧㄥˊ ㄏㄜˊ bou6 fu2 fung4 ho4 lit. fight tigers with one's bare hands and wade across raging rivers (idiom)
- 过河拆桥 過河拆橋 guò hé chāi qiáo ㄍㄨㄛˋ ㄏㄜˊ ㄔㄞ ㄑㄧㄠˊ gwo3 ho4 caak3 kiu4 lit. to destroy the bridge after crossing the river (idiom)
- 海晏河清 hǎi yàn hé qīng ㄏㄞˇ ㄧㄢˋ ㄏㄜˊ ㄑㄧㄥ lit. the Yellow River is clear and the seas are calm (idiom)
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- 河东狮吼 河東獅吼 Hé dōng shī hǒu ㄏㄜˊ ㄉㄨㄥ ㄕ ㄏㄡˇ ho4 dung1 si1 haau1 lit. the lioness from Hedong roars (idiom)
- 恒河沙数 恆河沙數 Héng hé shā shù ㄏㄥˊ ㄏㄜˊ ㄕㄚ ㄕㄨˋ hang4 ho4 saa1 sou2 countless as the grains of sand in the Ganges (idiom)
- 江河日下 jiāng hé rì xià ㄐㄧㄤ ㄏㄜˊ ㄖˋ ㄒㄧㄚˋ gong1 ho4 jat6 haa6 rivers pour away by the day (idiom); going from bad to worse
- 口若悬河 口若懸河 kǒu ruò xuán hé ㄎㄡˇ ㄖㄨㄛˋ ㄒㄩㄢˊ ㄏㄜˊ hau2 joek6 jyun4 ho4 mouth like a torrent (idiom)
- 信口开河 信口開河 xìn kǒu kāi hé ㄒㄧㄣˋ ㄎㄡˇ ㄎㄞ ㄏㄜˊ seon3 hau2 hoi1 ho4 to speak without thinking (idiom)
- 血流成河 xuè liú chéng hé ㄒㄩㄝˋ ㄌㄧㄡˊ ㄔㄥˊ ㄏㄜˊ hyut3 lau4 sing4 ho4 rivers of blood (idiom)
Example sentences
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他 开 開 了 先河 。
He set a precedent.
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