What does 先人 mean in Chinese?

先人 (xiān rén) means "ancestors; previous generations; my late father" in Chinese.

How do you pronounce 先人?

先人 is pronounced "xiān rén" in Mandarin Chinese. It is made up of 2 syllables.

先人 is not part of the HSK vocabulary lists. It may be a specialized or advanced word.

先人 is made up of the characters 先, 人. Each character has its own meaning and can appear in other words.

You can practice writing 先人 using our stroke order tool.

先人

xiān rén

ancestors; previous generations; my late father

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先人 is not on the HSK 2.0 lists or the new exam syllabus.

Not on the HSK lists

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