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首先

shǒu xiān

A2 Level 4 ★ Core word
AdverbConjunction

首先 (shǒu xiān) is a Chinese word meaning “first of all; in the first place”. It sits at TOCFL Level 4 (CEFR A2) on Taiwan's official TBCL vocabulary standard, where it is marked a core word.

Definition

  1. first of all; in the first place

Stroke order

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Example

首先，請大家打開課本。

First, everyone please open your textbooks.

Related words at this level

世紀事實收入首都手指頭受受不了受到

Vocabulary & levels: TBCL / NAER. Parts of speech: TOCFL 8000-word list (SC-TOP). Definitions: CC-CEDICT & CFDICT (CC BY-SA). Stroke data: Make Me a Hanzi (Arphic Public License).