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MEANING OF
先后
xiān
hòu
先后
(
先後
)
How to write
Definition
early or late / priority / in succession / one after another
Usage
Synonyms
程
序
顺
序
次
序
次
第
主
次
中文释义
①犹先王。多见于古书古我先后。②前后次序事有先后。③副词。表示几件事顺着次序发生假期里我先后读了四本小说|他先后三次被评为三好学生。④辅助;相助先后王室。
Characters
先
xiān
后
(
後
) hòu
COMMON WORDS WITH
先后
争
先
恐
后
( 爭先恐後 )
hsk 6
zhēng xiān kǒng hòu
striving to be first and fearing to be last (idiom); outdoing one another
( 爭先恐後 )
hsk 6
先
礼
后
兵
( 先禮後兵 )
xiān lǐ hòu bīng
peaceful measures before using force (idiom); diplomacy before violence / jaw-jaw is better than war-war
( 先禮後兵 )
先
斩
后
奏
( 先斬後奏 )
xiān zhǎn hòu zòu
first decapitate then present your trophy (idiom); act first, report later
( 先斬後奏 )
先
易
后
难
( 先易後難 )
xiān yì hòu nán
Easy first then hard
( 先易後難 )
承
先
启
后
( 承先啟後 )
chéng xiān qǐ hòu
see 承前啟後|承前启后[cheng2 qian2 qi3 hou4]
( 承先啟後 )
先
人
后
己
( 先人後己 )
xiān rén hòu jǐ
put the interest of others above one's own / put others before oneself / put other people before oneself
( 先人後己 )
先
来
后
到
( 先來後到 )
xiān lái hòu dào
in order of arrival / first come, first served
( 先來後到 )
先
公
后
私
( 先公後私 )
xiān gōng hòu sī
put public interest before self-interest
( 先公後私 )
先
后
顺
序
( 先後順序 )
xiān hòu shùn xù
order of priority / sequential order
( 先後順序 )
先
天
下
之
忧
而
忧
,
后
天
下
之
乐
而
乐
( 先天下之憂而憂,後天下之樂而樂 )
xiān tiān xià zhī yōu ér yōu , hòu tiān xià zhī lè ér lè
The first concern is affairs of state, enjoying the pleasure comes later. Quotation from essay On Yueyang Tower 岳陽樓記|岳阳楼记 by Song writer Fan Zhongyan 範仲淹|范仲淹
( 先天下之憂而憂,後天下之樂而樂 )
先
有
后
婚
( 先有後婚 )
xiān yǒu hòu hūn
marriage arranged following a pregnancy / marriage necessitated by an unplanned pregnancy
( 先有後婚 )
按
时
间
先
后
( 按時間先後 )
àn shí jiān xiān hòu
chronological
( 按時間先後 )
先
兵
后
礼
( 先兵後禮 )
xiān bīng hòu lǐ
opposite of 先禮後兵|先礼后兵[xian1 li3 hou4 bing1]
( 先兵後禮 )
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