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最先 meaning in English

zuìxiān

(the) very first

18 strokes

Meaning of 最先

Definitions from CC-CEDICT.

zuìxiān
  1. (the) very first

最先 in example sentences

Real sentences from the Tatoeba project, with pinyin and English.

我wǒ们men可kě能néng是shì最zuì先xiān到dào那nà里lǐ的de。
We'll probably be the first ones there.
汤tāng姆mǔ最zuì先xiān来lái，最zuì后hòu走zǒu。
Tom was the first to arrive and the last to leave.
Nancy是shì最zuì先xiān来lái的de女nǚ孩hái。
Nancy was the first girl to come.
汤tāng姆mǔ是shì最zuì先xiān作zuò出chū反fǎn应yìng的de。
Tom was the first to react.
最zuì先xiān登dēng上shàng珠zhū穆mù朗lǎng玛mǎ峰fēng的de人rén是shì谁shuí？
Who first reached the summit of Mt. Everest?

Stroke order for each character

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最 zuì · to the highest degree · 12 strokes

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先 xiān · beforehand · 6 strokes

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Related words

Words that share a character with 最先.

先生xiānshengteacher; gentleman; sir; mister (Mr.)
最好zuìhǎobest; had better ...; it would be best to ...
最后zuìhòufinal; last; ultimate; finally; in the end
最近zuìjìnrecently; soon
首先shǒuxiānfirst of all; in the first place
先进xiānjìnsophisticated; advanced (technology etc); meritorious; exemplary (deeds etc)
领先lǐngxiānto lead; to be in front
最初zuìchūfirst; primary
事先shìxiānin advance; before the event
率先shuàixiānto take the lead; to show initiative
优先yōuxiānto have priority; to take precedence
先前xiānqiánbefore; previously

Questions about 最先

What does 最先 mean?

最先 (zuìxiān) means "(the) very first".

How do you write 最先?

最先 is made of 2 characters: 最 (12 strokes), 先 (6 strokes). That is 18 strokes in total.