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先生
xiānsheng
Description
“先生”常用来客气地称呼成年男人，也可以用来叫老师。
"先生" is commonly used to politely address adult men and can also be used to call teachers.
结婚的女人也可以用“先生”来说自己的丈夫。
Married women can also use "先生" to refer to their husbands.
Meanings
先生xiānsheng
Mr.; polite title for an adult man
王先生，您好！
Hello, Mr. Wang!
先生xiānsheng
husband
我先生在银行工作。
My husband works at the bank.
先生xiānsheng
teacher (traditional or respectful usage)
他是我们村里的老先生。
He is an old gentleman in our village.
Related words
Notes
- Etymology
literally "one born before," hence an elder or respected person.
- Nuance
unlike Japanese 先生, in modern Chinese it usually means "Mr.," not "teacher."
In videos
“我在小说《木先生》里面写的白糖糕”
“先生，我很确定我的名字是派斯登，”
“感谢游先生当时的果断和勇敢”
“以前的郭令裕先生 他已经去世了”
“先生站在山里的陈中心即将崩溃”
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