先行 meaning in English
to start off before the others; to precede; to proceed in advance
12 strokes
Meaning of 先行
Definitions from CC-CEDICT.
xiānxíng
- to start off before the others; to precede
- to proceed in advance
先行 in example sentences
Real sentences from the Tatoeba project, with pinyin and English.
骄傲是失败的先行者。
Pride goes before a fall.
Stroke order for each character
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先 xiān · beforehand · 6 strokes
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行 xíng · to walk · 6 strokes
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Related words
Words that share a character with 先行.
| 先生 | xiānsheng | teacher; gentleman; sir; mister (Mr.) |
| 不行 | bùxíng | won't do; be out of the question |
| 进行 | jìnxíng | (of a process etc) to proceed; to be in progress; to be underway; (of people) to carry out |
| 行动 | xíngdòng | operation; action |
| 行为 | xíngwéi | action; conduct; behavior; activity |
| 银行 | yínháng | bank |
| 旅行 | lǚxíng | to travel; journey; trip |
| 举行 | jǔxíng | to hold (a meeting, ceremony etc) |
| 流行 | liúxíng | (of a contagious disease etc) to spread; to propagate; (of a style of clothing, song etc) |
| 自行车 | zìxíngchē | bicycle; bike |
| 行人 | xíngrén | pedestrian; traveler on foot |
| 银行卡 | yínhángkǎ | bank card |
Questions about 先行
What does 先行 mean?
先行 (xiānxíng) means "to start off before the others; to precede; to proceed in advance".
How do you write 先行?
先行 is made of 2 characters: 先 (6 strokes), 行 (6 strokes). That is 12 strokes in total.