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Mr

Character Composition


Characters

Pinyin

xian1sheng5 xiānsheng

Alternative Pinyin

xian1sheng1 xiānshēng

Meaning


Primary

Mr

Alternatives

mister, sir

Mnemonic


You should call your elders 先生 Mr because they came into 生 life 先 before you. If you don't call them 先生 Mr, they'll beat you up so bad that your entire 生 life will be [5] silent from then on. Like become deaf or mute or something.

Usage


张 先生

Mr. Zhang

女士们,先生们

ladies and gentlemen