首先

shǒuxiān

adverb HSK 3 #860

Meanings

1 first of all
2 firstly
3 in the first place

Characters

Examples

首先，我想感谢大家。

Shǒuxiān, wǒ xiǎng gǎnxiè dàjiā.

First of all, I want to thank everyone.

首先要学好拼音。

Shǒuxiān yào xué hǎo pīnyīn.

First, you need to learn pinyin well.

首先我们来看第一个问题。

Shǒuxiān wǒmen lái kàn dì yī gè wèntí.

First, let's look at the first question.

Tips

usage

首先...然后...最后... (first...then...finally...) is the standard sequence for organizing ideas in Chinese writing and speeches.

Stroke Order

首 shǒu

先 xiān