Word: 先生 (xiānsheng)

先生 dictionary entry

xiānsheng: gentleman; teacher; husband; (dialect) doctor

Full dictionary entry for 先生

What 先生 means in each sentence

gentleman 20 sentences
teacher 4 sentences

Example sentences using 先生

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你想我们先结婚还是先生孩子？

Nǐ xiǎng wǒmen xiān jiéhūn háishi xiānsheng háizi?

Do you want to get married first or have a child first?
你是李先生。

Nǐ shì Lǐ xiānsheng.

You are Mr Li.
你是李先生吗？

Nǐ shì Lǐ xiānsheng ma?

Are you Mr Li?
你认识钱先生吗？

Nǐ rènshi qián xiānsheng ma?

Do you know Mr Qian?
你认识高先生吗？

Nǐ rènshi gāo xiānsheng ma?

Do you know Mr Gao?
假设李先生从来没来过这里的话，那他怎么可能是凶手呢？

Jiǎshè Lǐ xiānsheng cóngláiméi láiguo zhèlǐ dehuà, nà tā zěnme kěnéng shì xiōngshǒu ne?

Supposing Mr Li had never been here, then how could he be the killer?
先生小姐，你们买点什么首饰？

Xiānsheng xiǎojie, nǐmen mǎi diǎn shénme shǒushì?

Sir and Miss, what type of jewellery are you looking to buy?
先生小姐你们好。

Xiānsheng xiǎojie nǐmen hǎo.

Hello, ladies and gentlemen.
先生您在找什么呀？

Xiānsheng nín zài zhǎo shénme ya?

What are you looking for, sir?
先生，请问您贵姓？

Xiānsheng, qǐngwèn nín guìxìng?

Excuse me, sir, what is your surname?
平山先生是位很好的老师。

Píngshān xiānsheng shì wèi hěn hǎo de lǎoshī.

Mr Hirayama is a very good teacher.
我得告诉我先生。

Wǒ děi gàosu wǒ xiānsheng.

I have to tell my husband.
昨天有个田中先生来找您。

Zuótiān yǒu gè Tiánzhōng xiānsheng lái zhǎo nín.

A Mr. Tanaka came to see you yesterday.
替我照顾田中先生！

Tì wǒ zhàogu Tiánzhōng xiānsheng!

Take care of Mr. Tanaka for me!
有的，先生你有几位？

Yǒu de, xiānsheng nǐ yǒu jǐ wèi?

Yes, there are. How many of you are there, Sir?
格林先生是一位历史老师。

Gélín xiānsheng shì yí wèi lìshǐ lǎoshī.

Mr. Green is a history teacher.
格林先生是历史老师。

Gélín xiānsheng shì lìshǐ lǎoshī.

Mr. Green is a history teacher.
没眼先生上钟楼，瞎撞

méi yǎn xiānsheng shàng zhōnglóu, xiāzhuàng

a blind man climbs the bell tower: bumping blindly
田中先生好像通过了考试。

Tiánzhōng xiānsheng hǎoxiàng tōngguò le kǎoshì.

It seems that Mr Tanaka has passed the exam.
田中先生的钢琴弹得很好。

Tiánzhōng xiānsheng de gāngqín tán de hěn hǎo.

Mr. Tanaka can play the piano well.
私塾先生教孩子们写字。

Sīshú xiānsheng jiāo háizimen xiězì.

The private school teacher taught the children to write.
算卦先生的葫芦，一肚子鬼

suànguà xiānsheng de húlu, yìdǔzi guǐ

the fortune-teller's gourd: a belly full of ghosts
羊屁股先生可没告诉我还有搭档。

Yáng pìgu xiānsheng kě méi gàosu wǒ háiyǒu dādàng.

Mr. Goat Butt never told me there would be a partner.
让我介绍你认识村田先生。

Ràng wǒ jièshào nǐ rènshi Cūntián xiānsheng.

Let me introduce you to Mr. Murata.
说到田中先生，你最近见过他吗？

Shuō dào Tiánzhōng xiānsheng, nǐ zuìjìn jiànguo tā ma?

Talking of Mr Tanaka, have you seen him lately?
诸位先生，请听我说几句话。

Zhūwèi xiānsheng, qǐng tīng wǒ shuō jǐ jù huà.

Sirs, please allow me to say a few words.
这位是安田先生。

Zhèwèi shì ān tián xiānsheng.

This is Mr Yasuda.
那位先生靠什么生活？

Nà wèi xiānsheng kào shénme shēnghuó?

What does that gentleman do for a living?