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先生

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xiān sheng

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Definitions

  1. 1. teacher
  2. 2. gentleman; sir; mister (Mr.)
  3. 3. husband
  4. 4. (dialect) doctor

Example Sentences

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請幫我轉接Smith 先生 。
Source: Tatoeba.org
這個年輕人認識Darcy 先生 嗎?
Source: Tatoeba.org
哈囉, Freeman 先生 在嗎?
Source: Tatoeba.org

Sentence data courtesy of Tatoeba.org.

Words Containing 先生

好好先生
hǎo hǎo xiān sheng

Mr Goody-goody

德先生
dé xiān sheng

\Mr Democracy\, phrase used during the May 4th Movement 五四運動|五四运动[wǔ sì yùn dòng]

憨豆先生
hān dòu xiān sheng

Mr. Bean (TV)

算命先生
suàn mìng xiān sheng

fortune-teller

缠夹二先生
chán jiā èr xiān sheng

annoying muddle-headed person who gabbles unintelligibly

赛先生
sài xiān sheng

\Mr Science\, phrase used during the May 4th Movement 五四運動|五四运动[wǔ sì yùn dòng]

风水先生
fēng shuǐ xiān sheng

feng shui master

Child Words of 先生

先
xiān

early

生
shēng

to be born

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