Chinese

xiānshēng
Meaning: Mr.; teacher; husband
Part of Speech: Noun

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Handwriting

先
生

Example sentences

Mr. Wang is a teacher.
這位是王先生。
这位是王先生。
This is Mr. Wang.
李先生在辦公室工作。
李先生在办公室工作。
Mr. Li is working in the office.
劉先生是我們的老師。
刘先生是我们的老师。
Mr. Liu is our teacher.
陳先生在家嗎?
陈先生在家吗?
Is Mr. Chen home?
各位女士,各位先生,歡迎光臨。
各位女士,各位先生,欢迎光临。
Ladies and gentlemen, welcome.
各位先生、各位女士,歡迎參加今天的開幕典禮。
各位先生、各位女士,欢迎参加今天的开幕典礼。
Ladies and gentlemen, welcome to today's opening ceremony.
這份雜誌由林先生擔任主編。
这份杂志由林先生担任主编。
This magazine is edited by Mr. Lin.
諸位先生,諸位女士,大家晚上好。
诸位先生,诸位女士,大家晚上好。
Gentlemen, ladies, good evening everyone.
經理決定由張先生接替他的職務。
经理决定由张先生接替他的职务。
The manager decided that Mr. Zhang would take over his position.

Usage Notes

A respectful title for men, also used for teachers or to refer to one's husband.

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