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最先

zuì xiān · zui xian

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  1. (the) very first
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First in line

  1. Dengdeng

    夜市(yèshì)里(lǐ)，你(nǐ)最先(zuìxiān)想(xiǎng)吃(chī)什么(shénme)？

    At the night market, what do you want to eat first?

  2. Liangliang

    我(wǒ)最先(zuìxiān)吃(chī)烤串(kǎochuàn)，然后(ránhòu)吃(chī)糖葫芦(tánghúlu)。

    I eat skewers first, then candied haws.

  3. Dengdeng

    我们(wǒmen)最先(zuìxiān)到(dào)，所以(suǒyǐ)排(pái)第一(dìyī)！

    We arrived first, so we're first in line!

  4. Liangliang

    可是(kěshì)老板(lǎobǎn)说(shuō)，今天(jīntiān)不(bù)卖(mài)烤串(kǎochuàn)。

    But the boss says he isn't selling skewers today.

  5. Dengdeng

    那(nà)我(wǒ)最先(zuìxiān)买(mǎi)糖葫芦(tánghúlu)！

    Then I'll buy candied haws first!

  6. Liangliang

    糖葫芦(tánghúlu)也(yě)卖完(màiwán)了(le)。最先(zuìxiān)到(dào)有什么用(yǒushénmeyòng)？

    The candied haws are sold out too. What good is arriving first?

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2 examples
01

汤(tāng)姆(mǔ)最(zuì)先(xiān)来(lái)，最(zuì)后(hòu)走(zǒu)。

Tom was the first to arrive and the last to leave.

Tatoeba: Chinese by verdastelo9604 · English by Hybrid · CC BY 2.0 FR. Simplified Chinese conversion; Pinyin added or corrected.

02

我(wǒ)们(men)可(kě)能(néng)是(shì)最(zuì)先(xiān)到(dào)那(nà)里(lǐ)的(de)。

We'll probably be the first ones there.

Tatoeba: Chinese by verdastelo9604 · English by CK · CC BY 2.0 FR. Simplified Chinese conversion; Pinyin added or corrected.

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