先導

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See also: 先导

Chinese

		early; prior; former early; prior; former; in advance; first	to transmit; to lead; to guide to transmit; to lead; to guide; to conduct; to direct
trad. (先導)		先	導
simp. (先导)		先	导

Pronunciation

Mandarin
(Pinyin): xiāndǎo

(Zhuyin): ㄒㄧㄢㄉㄠˇ
Cantonese (Jyutping): sin¹ dou⁶
Southern Min (Hokkien, POJ): sian-tō͘ / sian-tō

Mandarin
- (Standard Chinese)⁺
  - Hanyu Pinyin: xiāndǎo
  - Zhuyin: ㄒㄧㄢㄉㄠˇ
  - Tongyong Pinyin: siandǎo
  - Wade–Giles: hsien¹-tao³
  - Yale: syān-dǎu
  - Gwoyeu Romatzyh: shiandao
  - Palladius: сяньдао (sjanʹdao)
  - Sinological IPA ^(key): /ɕi̯ɛn⁵⁵ tɑʊ̯²¹⁴⁻²¹⁽⁴⁾/
Cantonese
- (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)⁺
  - Jyutping: sin¹ dou⁶
  - Yale: sīn douh
  - Cantonese Pinyin: sin¹ dou⁶
  - Guangdong Romanization: xin¹ dou⁶
  - Sinological IPA ^(key): /siːn⁵⁵ tou̯²²/
Southern Min
- (Hokkien: Quanzhou)
  - Pe̍h-ōe-jī: sian-tō͘
  - Tâi-lô: sian-tōo
  - Phofsit Daibuun: siendo
  - IPA (Quanzhou): /siɛn³³ tɔ⁴¹/
- (Hokkien: Xiamen, Zhangzhou)
  - Pe̍h-ōe-jī: sian-tō
  - Tâi-lô: sian-tō
  - Phofsit Daibuun: siendoi
  - IPA (Xiamen, Zhangzhou): /siɛn⁴⁴⁻²² to²²/

Noun

先導

guide; forerunner; pioneer; precursor; vanguard; leader

Synonyms

先知 (xiānzhī)
先覺 / 先觉 (xiānjué)
先驅 / 先驱 (xiānqū)
先驅者 / 先驱者 (xiānqūzhě)

Verb

先導

to lead the way; to take the lead

Synonyms

先驅／先驱 (xiānqū)

Japanese

Kanji in this term
先	導
せん Grade: 1	どう Grade: 5
on'yomi

Noun

先(せん)導(どう) • (sendō)

leadership

Verb

先(せん)導(どう)する • (sendō suru) suru (stem 先(せん)導(どう)し (sendō shi), past 先(せん)導(どう)した (sendō shita))

take the lead, carry the torch, lead

Conjugation

Conjugation of "先導する" (See Appendix:Japanese verbs.)

Katsuyōkei ("stem forms")
Mizenkei ("imperfective")	先導し	せんどうし	sendō shi
Ren’yōkei ("continuative")	先導し	せんどうし	sendō shi
Shūshikei ("terminal")	先導する	せんどうする	sendō suru
Rentaikei ("attributive")	先導する	せんどうする	sendō suru
Kateikei ("hypothetical")	先導すれ	せんどうすれ	sendō sure
Meireikei ("imperative")	先導せよ¹ 先導しろ²	せんどうせよ¹ せんどうしろ²	sendō seyo¹ sendō shiro²
Key constructions
Passive	先導される	せんどうされる	sendō sareru
Causative	先導させる先導さす	せんどうさせるせんどうさす	sendō saseru sendō sasu
Potential	先導できる	せんどうできる	sendō dekiru
Volitional	先導しよう	せんどうしよう	sendō shiyō
Negative	先導しない	せんどうしない	sendō shinai
Negative continuative	先導せず	せんどうせず	sendō sezu
Formal	先導します	せんどうします	sendō shimasu
Perfective	先導した	せんどうした	sendō shita
Conjunctive	先導して	せんどうして	sendō shite
Hypothetical conditional	先導すれば	せんどうすれば	sendō sureba
¹ Written imperative ² Spoken imperative

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