Chinese word dictionary

先妣

xiān bǐ · (literary) my late mother

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Word information

Simplified先妣

Traditional先妣

Pinyinxiān bǐ

Part of speechDictionary

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Character breakdown

Study each Hanzi separately, then return to the complete word so pronunciation, meaning, and movement stay connected.

先xiān

first, former, previous

妣bǐ

one's deceased mother

How to learn 先妣

Listen once without reading, repeat the pinyin with its tones, then write every character in sequence. Finally, recall the complete meaning instead of memorizing each character as an isolated translation.

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Words with the same characters

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先生xiānsheng

teacher; gentleman; sir; mister (Mr.); husband; (dialect) doctor; CL:位[wei4]

先xiān

beforehand; first; earlier; at first; originally; for the time being; for now; (prefix) my late (in referring to deceased relatives older than oneself)

首先shǒuxiān

first (of all); in the first place

领先lǐngxiān

to lead; to be in front

事先shìxiān

in advance; before the event; beforehand; prior

先后xiānhòu

early or late; first and last; priority; in succession; one after another