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English translations
Mister, gentleman, husband, Mr., Mr., sir
Chinese characters:
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先生 ( xiansheng / xiānsheng ) is composed of these characters:
先 (xian)
, 生 (sheng)
The traditional Chinese characters of xiānsheng are identical with the modern (simplified) characters displayed above.
Chinese Pinyin example sentence with 先生 ( xiansheng / xiānsheng ) ⓘWriting in Pinyin Before using this Pinyin example sentence, consider that Chinese characters should always be your first choice in written communication. If you cannot use Chinese characters, it is preferable to use the Pinyin with tones. Only use the Pinyin without tones if there's no other option (e.g. writing a text message from/to a mobile phone that doesn't support special characters such as ā, í, ŏ, ù).
Zhe wei shi Wang xiansheng, wo de tongshi.
Zhè wèi shì Wáng xiānsheng, wŏ de tóngshì. – English translation: This is Mister Wang, my colleague.