率先
HSK 4 (2021)
率先 (shuàixiān) · to take the lead
率先 (shuàixiān) means “to take the lead; to be the first”. It is written with 2 characters: 率 (to command) + 先 (first). It is an HSK 4 word in the 2021 standard.
How 率先 is built
The characters
率 lǜ · to command
What 率 is made of
- 亠tóu — lid
- 丶 — dot
- 一 — horizontal stroke
- 幺yāo — one
- 十 — ten
- 一 — horizontal stroke
- 丨 — vertical stroke
Origin hint: A string 幺 vibrating in an instrument 亠十 (from the Make Me a Hanzi dataset; treat as a memory aid where history is uncertain)
先 xiān · first
What 先 is made of
- 土tǔ — earth
- 十 — ten
- 一 — horizontal stroke
- 丨 — vertical stroke
- 一 — horizontal stroke
- 十 — ten
- 儿ér — child
- 丿 — falling stroke
- 乚 — hook stroke
Origin hint: Someone stepping 止 in front of another person 儿 (from the Make Me a Hanzi dataset; treat as a memory aid where history is uncertain)
Example sentences
他率先完成了作业。Tā shuàixiān wánchéng le zuòyè.He was the first to finish the homework.
谁率先到了山顶？Shéi shuàixiān dào le shāndǐng?Who reached the top of the mountain first?
Questions about 率先
What does 率先 mean?
率先 (shuàixiān) means “to take the lead; to be the first”.
How do you pronounce 率先?
率先 is pronounced shuàixiān.
Which HSK level is 率先?
率先 is in HSK 4 (2021).
Related words
- 汇率huìlǜexchange rate
- 效率xiàolǜefficiency
- 坦率tǎnshuàifrank
- 草率cǎoshuàicareless
- 频率pínlǜfrequency
- 率领shuàilǐngto lead
- 先生xiānshengMr
- 领先lǐngxiānto lead
- 首先shǒuxiānfirst
- 先进xiānjìnadvanced
Learn 率先 with its group
It is part of HSK 4 (2021) · Group 76: a short group with quick checks and spaced repeats.