先生
Pinyin IPA [ɕjɛn˥ ʂɤŋ] Zhuyin
HSK 1 noun 名词 Book 1 · Lesson 14 freq #586
Meaning
- noun 名词
- Mr.
- sir
A polite title for a man, placed after the surname like "Mr.": 王先生 is "Mr. Wang". On its own it can also mean "sir" or, in some contexts, "husband".
- teacher
- gentleman; sir; mister (Mr.)
- husband
- (dialect) doctor
Measure Words
- 位wèi
- 个gè
Examples
| 王先生是我的老师。 | Wáng xiānsheng shì wǒ de lǎoshī. | Mr. Wang is my teacher. |
| 先生，请坐。 | Xiānsheng, qǐng zuò. | Please have a seat, sir. |
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