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HSK
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before

Composition


Components

Sounds

Pinyin

xian1 xiān

Meaning


Primary

before

Mnemonic


[xi-] Xena is in [1] front of the [-an] pawn shop, trying to enter. However, the front of the door is guarded by a 先 caveman. She has never seen this guard 先 before. Apparently 先 before she enters she must say something nice to the 先 caveman, otherwise she won't be able to go in and buy the thing she saw once 先 before.

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