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优先

yōu xiān · you xian

Traditional 優先

HSK 5Old HSK 6

Meaning

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  1. to have priority; to take precedence
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Children first

  1. Liangliang

    这家(zhèjiā)糖葫芦店(tánghúludiàn)排队(páiduì)的(de)人(rén)真(zhēn)多(duō)！

    So many people are queuing at this candied haw shop!

  2. Dengdeng

    你看(nǐkàn)，牌子(páizi)上(shàng)写着(xiězhe)：小朋友(xiǎopéngyǒu)优先(yōuxiān)

    Look, the sign says: children first.

  3. Liangliang

    那(nà)我们(wǒmen)不能(bùnéng)优先(yōuxiān)了(le)

    Then we can't go first.

  4. Dengdeng

    对(duì)，除非(chúfēi)你(nǐ)变成(biànchéng)小朋友(xiǎopéngyǒu)

    Right, unless you become a child.

  5. Liangliang

    好(hǎo)，我(wǒ)今天(jīntiān)十岁(shísuì)，优先(yōuxiān)给(gěi)我(wǒ)

    Fine. I'm ten years old today. Priority for me!

  6. Dengdeng

    十岁(shísuì)的(de)小朋友(xiǎopéngyǒu)没有(méiyǒu)你(nǐ)这么(zhème)高(gāo)

    A ten-year-old is not as tall as you.

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2 examples
01

有(yǒu)驾(jià)照(zhào)者(zhě)优(yōu)先(xiān)得(dé)到(dào)这(zhè)个(ge)职(zhí)位(wèi)。

Having a driver's license is an advantage for this job.

Tatoeba: Chinese by Martha · English by ConqueRRoR · CC BY 2.0 FR. Simplified Chinese conversion; Pinyin added or corrected.

02

相(xiàng)机(jī)品(pǐn)质(zhì)是(shì)我(wǒ)的(de)优(yōu)先(xiān)考(kǎo)量(liàng)。

Camera quality is a top priority for me.

Tatoeba: Chinese by LeviHighway · English by Nuel · CC BY 2.0 FR. Simplified Chinese conversion; Pinyin added or corrected.

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