先睹为快 先睹為快
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)
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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
睹
- 目睹 mù dǔ ㄇㄨˋ ㄉㄨˇ muk6 dou2 to witness
- 耳闻目睹 耳聞目睹 ěr wén mù dǔ ㄦˇ ㄨㄣˊ ㄇㄨˋ ㄉㄨˇ ji5 man4 muk6 dou2 to witness personally
- 一睹 yī dǔ ㄧ ㄉㄨˇ jat1 dou2 to look
- 惨不忍睹 慘不忍睹 cǎn bù rěn dǔ ㄘㄢˇ ㄅㄨˋ ㄖㄣˇ ㄉㄨˇ caam2 bat1 jan2 dou2 lit. so horrible that one cannot bear to look (idiom)
- 有目共睹 yǒu mù gòng dǔ ㄧㄡˇ ㄇㄨˋ ㄍㄨㄥˋ ㄉㄨˇ jau5 muk6 gung6 dou2 anyone with eyes can see it (idiom); obvious to all
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- 有目无睹 有目無睹 yǒu mù wú dǔ ㄧㄡˇ ㄇㄨˋ ㄨˊ ㄉㄨˇ jau5 muk6 mou4 dou2 has eyes but can't see (idiom); unable or unwilling to see the importance of sth
- 熟视无睹 熟視無睹 shú shì wú dǔ ㄕㄨˊ ㄕˋ ㄨˊ ㄉㄨˇ suk6 si6 mou4 dou2 (idiom) to turn a blind eye to (sth one sees regularly)
- 睹物思人 dǔ wù sī rén ㄉㄨˇ ㄨˋ ㄙ ㄖㄣˊ dou2 mat6 si1 jan4 (idiom) to fondly remember a person on seeing sth one associates with them
- 视若无睹 視若無睹 shì ruò wú dǔ ㄕˋ ㄖㄨㄛˋ ㄨˊ ㄉㄨˇ si6 joek6 mou4 dou2 to turn a blind eye to
- 亲眼目睹 親眼目睹 qīn yǎn mù dǔ ㄑㄧㄣ ㄧㄢˇ ㄇㄨˋ ㄉㄨˇ can1 ngaan5 muk6 dou2 to see for oneself
- 重睹天日 chóng dǔ tiān rì ㄔㄨㄥˊ ㄉㄨˇ ㄊㄧㄢ ㄖˋ cung4 dou2 tin1 jat6 to see the light again (idiom); delivered from oppression
为 為
- 人为 人為 rén wéi ㄖㄣˊ ㄨㄟˊ jan4 wai4 artificial
- 以为 以為 yǐ wéi ㄧˇ ㄨㄟˊ ji5 wai4 to think; to believe (often with the implication that the belief is mistaken – unless referring to one's own current belief)
- 作为 作為 zuò wéi ㄗㄨㄛˋ ㄨㄟˊ zok3 wai4 one's conduct
- 分为 分為 fēn wéi ㄈㄣ ㄨㄟˊ fan1 wai4 to divide sth into (parts); to subdivide
- 列为 列為 liè wéi ㄌㄧㄝˋ ㄨㄟˊ lit6 wai4 to be classified as
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- 因为 因為 yīn wèi ㄧㄣ ㄨㄟˋ jan1 wai6 because; owing to; on account of
- 尤为 尤為 yóu wéi ㄧㄡˊ ㄨㄟˊ jau4 wai4 especially
- 成为 成為 chéng wéi ㄔㄥˊ ㄨㄟˊ sing4 wai4 to become; to turn into
- 改为 改為 gǎi wéi ㄍㄞˇ ㄨㄟˊ goi2 wai4 to change into
- 有为 有為 yǒu wéi ㄧㄡˇ ㄨㄟˊ jau5 wai4 promising
- 极为 極為 jí wéi ㄐㄧˊ ㄨㄟˊ gik6 wai4 extremely; exceedingly
- 为主 為主 wéi zhǔ ㄨㄟˊ ㄓㄨˇ wai4 zyu2 to rely mainly on
- 为了 為了 wèi le ㄨㄟˋ ˙ㄌㄜ wai6 liu5 for; for the purpose of; in order to
- 为人 為人 wéi rén ㄨㄟˊ ㄖㄣˊ wai4 jan4 to conduct oneself
- 为何 為何 wèi hé ㄨㄟˋ ㄏㄜˊ wai6 ho4 why
- 为期 為期 wéi qī ㄨㄟˊ ㄑㄧ wai4 kei4 (to be done) by (a certain date)
- 为止 為止 wéi zhǐ ㄨㄟˊ ㄓˇ wai4 zi2 until
- 为此 為此 wèi cǐ ㄨㄟˋ ㄘˇ wai6 ci2 for this reason
- 为生 為生 wéi shēng ㄨㄟˊ ㄕㄥ wai4 sang1 to make a living
- 为难 為難 wéi nán ㄨㄟˊ ㄋㄢˊ wai4 naan4 to feel embarrassed or awkward
快
- 尽快 儘快 jǐn kuài ㄐㄧㄣˇ ㄎㄨㄞˋ zeon2 faai3 as quickly as possible; as soon as possible
- 加快 jiā kuài ㄐㄧㄚ ㄎㄨㄞˋ gaa1 faai3 to accelerate; to speed up; to hasten
- 勤快 qín kuài ㄑㄧㄣˊ ㄎㄨㄞˋ kan4 faai3 diligent; hardworking
- 快捷 kuài jié ㄎㄨㄞˋ ㄐㄧㄝˊ faai3 zit3 quick
- 快乐 快樂 kuài lè ㄎㄨㄞˋ ㄌㄜˋ faai3 lok6 happy; joyful
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- 快活 kuài huo ㄎㄨㄞˋ ˙ㄏㄨㄛ faai3 wut6 happy
- 快要 kuài yào ㄎㄨㄞˋ ㄧㄠˋ faai3 jiu3 nearly at the point of (doing sth); about to (do sth)
- 快车 快車 kuài chē ㄎㄨㄞˋ ㄔㄜ faai3 ce1 express (train, bus etc)
- 快速 kuài sù ㄎㄨㄞˋ ㄙㄨˋ faai3 cuk1 fast; high-speed; rapid
- 快递 快遞 kuài dì ㄎㄨㄞˋ ㄉㄧˋ faai3 dai6 express delivery
- 快餐 kuài cān ㄎㄨㄞˋ ㄘㄢ faai3 caan1 fast food
- 愉快 yú kuài ㄩˊ ㄎㄨㄞˋ jyu4 faai3 cheerful; happy; pleasant; delighted
- 欢快 歡快 huān kuài ㄏㄨㄢ ㄎㄨㄞˋ fun1 faai3 cheerful and lighthearted
- 凉快 涼快 liáng kuai ㄌㄧㄤˊ ˙ㄎㄨㄞ loeng4 faai3 pleasantly cool (weather etc)
- 爽快 shuǎng kuai ㄕㄨㄤˇ ˙ㄎㄨㄞ song2 faai3 refreshed
- 特快 tè kuài ㄊㄜˋ ㄎㄨㄞˋ dak6 faai3 express (train, delivery etc)
- 痛快 tòng kuài ㄊㄨㄥˋ ㄎㄨㄞˋ tung3 faai3 delighted
- 赶快 趕快 gǎn kuài ㄍㄢˇ ㄎㄨㄞˋ gon2 faai3 quickly; at once
- 飞快 飛快 fēi kuài ㄈㄟ ㄎㄨㄞˋ fei1 faai3 very fast
- 快点儿 快點兒 kuài diǎn r ㄎㄨㄞˋ ㄉㄧㄢˇ ㄦ faai3 dim2 ji4 erhua variant of 快点