赛先生

Traditional: 賽先生

Sài xiān sheng

Dictionary entry

"Mr Science", phrase used during the May 4th Movement 五四運動|五四运动[Wu3 si4 Yun4 dong4]

What does 赛先生 mean?

赛先生 (Sài xiān sheng) has the following dictionary meaning.

1"Mr Science", phrase used during the May 4th Movement 五四運動|五四运动[Wu3 si4 Yun4 dong4]

2abbr. for 賽因斯|赛因斯[sai4 yin1 si1]

3see also 德先生[De2 xian1 sheng5]

Character breakdown

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赛sàito compete · competition 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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