先生
Characters in This Word
Definitions
- (classifier) teacher
- husband
- doctor (dialect)
Classifier: 位 (wèi)
Example Sentences
先生，您好！
Xiānsheng, nín hǎo
Sir, hello!
Related Words
一日为师，终身为父(yī rì wéi shī , zhōng shēn wéi fù)· lit. teacher for one day, father for ever (idiom)
→三人行，必有我师(sān rén xíng , bì yǒu wǒ shī)· lit. if three walk together, one can be my teacher (idiom, from the Analects of Confucius)
→人非生而知之者，熟能无惑(rén fēi shēng ér zhī zhī zhě , shú néng wú huò)· Knowledge is not innate to man, how can we overcome doubt?
→代课(dài kè)· to teach as substitute for absent teacher
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先生: HSK 1 on both the old and the new exam. See where your old level lands
New exam levels follow the CLEC syllabus released 15 November 2025. The first official sitting is announced for 13 December 2026. HSK 7-9 is one advanced band.
On the new HSK 1 exam
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