先烈 xiān liè ㄒㄧㄢ ㄌㄧㄝˋ sin1 lit6
- martyr
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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
烈
- 剧烈 劇烈 jù liè ㄐㄩˋ ㄌㄧㄝˋ kek6 lit6 violent; acute; severe; fierce
- 强烈 強烈 qiáng liè ㄑㄧㄤˊ ㄌㄧㄝˋ koeng4 lit6 strong; intense
- 激烈 jī liè ㄐㄧ ㄌㄧㄝˋ gik1 lit6 (of competition or fighting) intense
- 烈士 liè shì ㄌㄧㄝˋ ㄕˋ lit6 si6 martyr
- 热烈 熱烈 rè liè ㄖㄜˋ ㄌㄧㄝˋ jit6 lit6 enthusiastic
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- 猛烈 měng liè ㄇㄥˇ ㄌㄧㄝˋ maang5 lit6 fierce; violent; vigorous; intense
- 愈演愈烈 yù yǎn yù liè ㄩˋ ㄧㄢˇ ㄩˋ ㄌㄧㄝˋ jyu6 jin2 jyu6 lit6 ever more critical
- 兴高采烈 興高采烈 xìng gāo cǎi liè ㄒㄧㄥˋ ㄍㄠ ㄘㄞˇ ㄌㄧㄝˋ hing3 gou1 coi2 lit6 happy and excited (idiom)
- 轰轰烈烈 轟轟烈烈 hōng hōng liè liè ㄏㄨㄥ ㄏㄨㄥ ㄌㄧㄝˋ ㄌㄧㄝˋ gwang1 gwang1 lit6 lit6 strong
- 刚烈 剛烈 gāng liè ㄍㄤ ㄌㄧㄝˋ gong1 lit6 resolute and upright in character
- 功烈 gōng liè ㄍㄨㄥ ㄌㄧㄝˋ gung1 lit6 achievement
- 劲烈 勁烈 jìng liè ㄐㄧㄥˋ ㄌㄧㄝˋ ging6 lit6 violent
- 壮烈 壯烈 zhuàng liè ㄓㄨㄤˋ ㄌㄧㄝˋ zong3 lit6 brave
- 威烈 wēi liè ㄨㄟ ㄌㄧㄝˋ wai1 lit6 fierce
- 忠烈 zhōng liè ㄓㄨㄥ ㄌㄧㄝˋ zung1 lit6 sacrifice oneself for one's country
- 惨烈 慘烈 cǎn liè ㄘㄢˇ ㄌㄧㄝˋ caam2 lit6 bitter
- 暴烈 bào liè ㄅㄠˋ ㄌㄧㄝˋ bou6 lit6 violent
- 浓烈 濃烈 nóng liè ㄋㄨㄥˊ ㄌㄧㄝˋ nung4 lit6 strong (taste, flavor, smell)
- 烈女 liè nǚ ㄌㄧㄝˋ ㄋㄩˇ lit6 neoi5 a woman who dies fighting for her honor or follows her husband in death
- 烈属 烈屬 liè shǔ ㄌㄧㄝˋ ㄕㄨˇ lit6 suk6 family or dependents of martyr (in PRC, esp. revolutionary martyr)
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