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先生

Mr

Character Composition

Characters

Pinyin

xian1sheng1 • xiānshēng

Alternative Pinyin

xian1sheng5 • xiānsheng

Meaning

Primary

Mr

Alternatives

mister, sir

Mnemonic

You should call your elders 先生 Mr because they came into 生 life 先 before you.

Usage

張 先生

Mr. Zhang

女士們，先生們

ladies and gentlemen