先生

xiān sheng

Dictionary entry

teacher

What does 先生 mean?

先生 (xiān sheng) has the following dictionary meaning.

1teacher

2gentleman; sir; mister (Mr.)

3husband

4(dialect) doctor

5CL:位[wei4]

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先xiānbeforehand; first; earlier · at first; originally 生shēngto grow; to give birth; to produce; to be born · to arise; to occur

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先生

xiān sheng

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