先秦 xiān Qín ㄒㄧㄢ ㄑㄧㄣˊ sin1 ceon4
- pre-Qin, Chinese history up to the foundation of the Qin imperial dynasty in 221 BC
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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
秦
- 前秦 Qián Qín ㄑㄧㄢˊ ㄑㄧㄣˊ cin4 ceon4 Former Qin (351–395), a dynastic state of China during the Sixteen Kingdoms period
- 大秦 Dà Qín ㄉㄚˋ ㄑㄧㄣˊ daai6 ceon4 Han Dynasty term for the Roman Empire 罗马帝国
- 后秦 後秦 Hòu Qín ㄏㄡˋ ㄑㄧㄣˊ hau6 ceon4 Later Qin of the Sixteen Kingdoms (384-417)
- 秦代 Qín dài ㄑㄧㄣˊ ㄉㄞˋ ceon4 doi6 Qin dynasty (221-207 BC), founded by the first emperor Qin Shihuang 秦始皇, the first dynasty to rule the whole of China
- 秦国 秦國 Qín guó ㄑㄧㄣˊ ㄍㄨㄛˊ ceon4 gwok3 the state of Qin, one of the seven states of the Warring States Period (475-220 BC)
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- 秦安 Qín ān ㄑㄧㄣˊ ㄢ ceon4 on1 see 秦安县
- 秦岭 秦嶺 Qín lǐng ㄑㄧㄣˊ ㄌㄧㄥˇ ceon4 ling5 Qinling Mountain Range in Shaanxi forming a natural barrier between the Guanzhong Plain 关中平原 and the Han River 汉水 valley
- 秦州 Qín zhōu ㄑㄧㄣˊ ㄓㄡ ceon4 zau1 see 秦州区
- 秦朝 Qín cháo ㄑㄧㄣˊ ㄔㄠˊ ceon4 ciu4 Qin Dynasty (221-207 BC)
- 秦末 Qín mò ㄑㄧㄣˊ ㄇㄛˋ ceon4 mut6 the end of the Qin dynasty 207 BC
- 秦椒 Qín jiāo ㄑㄧㄣˊ ㄐㄧㄠ ceon4 ziu1 (dialect) hot pepper (long and thin)
- 秦桧 秦檜 Qín Huì ㄑㄧㄣˊ ㄏㄨㄟˋ ceon4 kui2 Qin Hui (1090-1155 AD), Song Dynasty official said to have betrayed General Yue Fei 岳飞
- 秦淮 Qín huái ㄑㄧㄣˊ ㄏㄨㄞˊ ceon4 waai4 see 秦淮区
- 秦汉 秦漢 Qín Hàn ㄑㄧㄣˊ ㄏㄢˋ ceon4 hon3 the Qin (221-207 BC) and Han (206 BC-220 AD) dynasties
- 秦火 Qín huǒ ㄑㄧㄣˊ ㄏㄨㄛˇ ceon4 fo2 the Qin burning of the books in 212 BC
- 秦牧 Qín Mù ㄑㄧㄣˊ ㄇㄨˋ ceon4 muk6 Qin Mu (1919-1992), educator and prolific writer
- 秦篆 Qín zhuàn ㄑㄧㄣˊ ㄓㄨㄢˋ ceon4 syun6 seal script as unified by the Qin dynasty
- 秦腔 Qín qiāng ㄑㄧㄣˊ ㄑㄧㄤ ceon4 hong1 Qinqiang, an opera style popular in northwest China, possibly originating in Ming dynasty folk music
- 秦艽 qín jiāo ㄑㄧㄣˊ ㄐㄧㄠ ceon4 gau2 large leaf gentian (Gentiana macrophylla)
- 秦军 秦軍 Qín jūn ㄑㄧㄣˊ ㄐㄩㄣ ceon4 gwan1 the Qin army (model for the terracotta warriors)
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