| Trad. | Simp. | Pinyin | English |
| 先 | xiān | early; prior; former; in advance; first | |
| 先鋒 | 先锋 | xiān fēng | herald; pioneer |
| 先鋒隊 | 先锋队 | xiān fēng duì | vanguard |
| 先鋒派 | 先锋派 | Xiān fēng pài | avant-garde |
| 先後 | 先后 | xiān hòu | early or late; priority; in succession; one after another |
| 先見者 | 先见者 | xiān jiàn zhě | seer |
| 先見之明 | 先见之明 | xiān jiàn zhī míng | foresight |
| 先進 | 先进 | xiān jìn | advanced (technology); to advance |
| 先進集體 | 先进集体 | xiān jìn jí tǐ | collectives |
| 先進水平 | 先进水平 | xiān jìn shuǐ píng | advanced level |
| 先進武器 | 先进武器 | xiān jìn wǔ qì | advanced weapon |
| 先決條件 | 先决条件 | xiān jué tiáo jiàn | (n) precondition; prerequisite |
| 先例 | xiān lì | antecedent; precedent | |
| 先令 | xiān lìng | shilling | |
| 先前 | xiān qián | before; previously | |
| 先驅 | 先驱 | xiān qū | pioneer |
| 先生 | xiān sheng | sir; mister; teacher; (title of respect) | |
| 先天 | xiān tiān | inborn; innate | |
| 先天性缺陷 | xiān tiān xìng quē xiàn | birth defect | |
| 先行 | xiān xíng | (v) go in advance o others | |
| 先行者 | xiān xíng zhě | forerunner | |
| 先驗 | 先验 | xiān yàn | a priori and a posteriori (philosophy) |
| 先知 | xiān zhī | prophet |
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