先生(xiān sheng)

HSK 12 characters

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Character breakdown

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Example sentences

How 先生 is used in everyday Chinese — the speaker reads the whole sentence.

  • 先生来自中国。

    wáng xiān shēng lái zì zhōng guó

    Mr Wang is from China.

  • 我尊敬布朗先生

    wǒ zūn jìng bù lǎng xiān shēng

    I respect Mr. Brown.

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