首先

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Chinese

 
head; chief; first (occasion)
head; chief; first (occasion); first (thing); measure word for poems
 
early; prior; former
early; prior; former; in advance; first
simp. and trad.
(首先)

Pronunciation


Adverb

首先

  1. first of all; first; firstly
    首先看到泰晤士河出海口 [MSC, trad. and simp.]
    Shǒuxiān kàndào de shì Tàiwùshì Hé de chūhǎikǒu.
    The first thing (I/we) saw was the estuary of Thames.
  2. primarily

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