首先 meaning and pronunciation

首先
Simplified/traditional word

首先 English definition

shǒu xiān
  • first (of all)
  • in the first place

HSK level

Characters

  • 首 (shǒu): head; chief; first (occasion, thing etc); classifier for poems, songs etc;
  • 先 (xiān): first; early; prior; former; in advance

Sentences examples with 首先

  • 首先要休息好，然后才能工作好。
    Shǒuxiān yào xiūxí hǎo, ránhòu cáinéng gōngzuò hǎo.