先后

Traditional: 先後

xiān hòu

Dictionary entry

early or late; first and last; priority

What does 先后 mean?

先后 (xiān hòu) has the following dictionary meaning.

1early or late; first and last; priority

2in succession; one after another

Character breakdown

Open each character to see its own meanings and vocabulary links.

先xiānbeforehand; first; earlier · at first; originally 后Hòusurname Hou

Reviewed examples

No reviewed example dialogues yet. This page only shows verified dictionary data until a context lesson is published.

How to pronounce 先后

先后

xiān hòu

Tap to hear Mandarin.

Base dictionary data: CC-CEDICT · CC BY-SA 4.0.