率先
率先 shuài xiān ㄕㄨㄞˋ ㄒㄧㄢ seot1 sin1 HSK 4
- to take the lead
- to show initiative
Stroke order
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Character breakdown
More words with these characters
率
- 利率 lì lǜ ㄌㄧˋ ㄌㄩˋ lei6 leot6 interest rate
- 功率 gōng lǜ ㄍㄨㄥ ㄌㄩˋ gung1 leot6 power (rate of doing work, measured in watts)
- 汇率匯率 huì lǜ ㄏㄨㄟˋ ㄌㄩˋ wui6 leot6 exchange rate
- 坦率 tǎn shuài ㄊㄢˇ ㄕㄨㄞˋ taan2 seot1 frank; candid; straightforward
- 几率幾率 jī lǜ ㄐㄧ ㄌㄩˋ gei2 leot6 probability
- 效率 xiào lǜ ㄒㄧㄠˋ ㄌㄩˋ haau6 leot6 efficiency
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 後天|后天[hou4 tian1])
- 先后先後 xiān hòu ㄒㄧㄢ ㄏㄡˋ sin1 hau6 early or late; first and last; priority
Idioms with these characters
- 草率收兵 cǎo shuài shōu bīng ㄘㄠˇ ㄕㄨㄞˋ ㄕㄡ ㄅㄧㄥ cou2 seot1 sau1 bing1 to work vaguely then retreat (idiom); sloppy and half-hearted
- 率尔操觚率爾操觚 shuài ěr cāo gū ㄕㄨㄞˋ ㄦˇ ㄘㄠ ㄍㄨ seot1 ji5 cou1 gu1 to compose in off-hand way (idiom); to dash off
- 率兽食人率獸食人 shuài shòu shí rén ㄕㄨㄞˋ ㄕㄡˋ ㄕˊ ㄖㄣˊ seot1 sau3 sik6 jan4 lit. to lead beasts to eat the people (idiom); fig. tyrannical government oppresses the people
- 率由旧章率由舊章 shuài yóu jiù zhāng ㄕㄨㄞˋ ㄧㄡˊ ㄐㄧㄡˋ ㄓㄤ seot1 jau4 gau6 zoeng1 to act in accordance with the old rules (idiom)
- 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)
- 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