# 先生 (xiānsheng)

In Mandarin Chinese, 先生 (xiānsheng) means “Mr.; sir; husband”. It is part of the HSK 1 vocabulary list in the official HSK 3.0 standard.

- Meaning: Mr.; sir; husband
- Pinyin: xiānsheng (xian1 sheng5)
- HSK 3.0 · Level 1
- HSK 2.0 · Level 1
- Measure word: 位

## Examples

- 这位先生是我们的老师。
  Zhè wèi xiānsheng shì wǒmen de lǎoshī.
  This gentleman is our teacher.

## Characters

- [先](https://hanziro.com/word/xian-first/) (xiān): first; beforehand
- [生](https://hanziro.com/word/sheng-be-born/) (shēng): to be born; raw

https://hanziro.com/word/xian-sheng-mr/

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