| Trad. | Simp. | Pinyin | English |
| 笨鳥先飛 | 笨鸟先飞 | bèn niǎo xiān fēi | clumsy birds have to start flying early - the slow need to start early |
| 不首先使用 | bù shǒu xiān shǐ yòng | no first use | |
| 國際先驅論壇報 | 国际先驱论坛报 | Guó jì Xiān qū Lùn tán bào | International Herald Tribune |
| 捷足先登 | jié zú xiān dēng | (int) dibs | |
| 李先念 | Lǐ Xiān niàn | Li Xiannian | |
| 領先 | 领先 | lǐng xiān | to lead; to be in front |
| 領先地位 | 领先地位 | lǐng xiān dì wèi | lead(ing) position |
| 羅先特級市 | 罗先特级市 | Luó xiān tè jí shì | Rason |
| 紐西蘭優先黨 | 纽西兰优先党 | Niǔ xī lán yōu xiān dǎng | New Zealand First |
| 搶先 | 抢先 | qiǎng xiǎn | to rush (to do sth urgent) |
| 少先隊 | 少先队 | shào xiān duì | Young Pioneers |
| 事先 | shì xiān | in advance; before(hand); prior | |
| 首先 | shǒu xiān | first (of all); in the first place | |
| 率先 | shuài xiān | take the lead (showing initiative) | |
| 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 | |
| 優先 | 优先 | yōu xiān | priority |
| 優先股 | 优先股 | yōu xiān gǔ | preferred stock |
| 預先 | 预先 | yù xiān | beforehand; prior |
| 原先 | yuán xiān | former; original | |
| 早先 | zǎo xiān | previously; before | |
| 佔先 | 占先 | zhàn xiān | to take precedence |
| 爭先恐后 | 争先恐后 | zhēng xiān kǒng hòu | (saying) to compete with each other over sth |
| 中國少年先鋒隊 | 中国少年先锋队 | Zhōng guó Shào nián Xiān fēng duì | Young Pioneers of China |
| 祖先 | zǔ xiān | ancestor; forefather | |
| 最先 | zuì xiān | (the) very first |
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