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先後

xiān hòu

B1 Level 5 ★ Core word
Noun

先後 (xiān hòu) is a Chinese word meaning “early or late; first and last; priority”. It sits at TOCFL Level 5 (CEFR B1) on Taiwan's official TBCL vocabulary standard, where it is marked a core word.

Definition

  1. early or late; first and last; priority
  2. in succession; one after another

Stroke order

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Example

大家先後到了會場。

Everyone arrived at the venue one after another.

Related words at this level

下列夏令營嚇人下台鮮花先進鮮明先前

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).