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  1. teacher
  2. gentleman; sir; mister (Mr.)
  3. husband
  4. (dialect) doctor
  5. CL:位[wei4]

Characters

  • 先 (先): beforehand; first; earlier; at first; originally; for the time being; for now; (prefix) my late (in referring to deceased relatives older than oneself)
  • 生 (生): to be born; to give birth; life; to grow; raw; uncooked; student

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Examples

罗杰斯先生和史密斯小姐昨天宣布订婚。

我认识史密斯先生有好多年了。

你已经见过史密斯先生了吗?

这位是安田先生。

一个从俄勒冈州来的朋友,布朗先生明天会来拜访我们。

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