What does 先生 mean in Chinese?

先生 (Xiān sheng) means "Mister (Mr.)" in Chinese. It is an HSK Level 1 word.

How do you pronounce 先生?

先生 is pronounced "Xiān sheng" in Mandarin Chinese. It is made up of 2 syllables.

先生 is an HSK Level 1 word (HSK 2.0: Level 2, HSK 3.0: Level 1).

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

You can practice writing 先生 using our stroke order tool.

先生

Xiān sheng

Mister (Mr.)

先生，您好！

Xiānsheng, nín hǎo

Sir, hello!

HSK 2.0: Level 2HSK 3.0: Level 1

Reviewed by Rudolph Minister, Founder and HSK Instructor.