优先 (優先)
yōu xiān
Pinyin

Definition

优先 (優先)
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yōu xiān
  1. to have priority
  2. to take precedence

Character Decomposition

Related Words (20)

先
xiān
  1. 1 early
  2. 2 prior
  3. 3 former
  4. 4 in advance
  5. 5 first
先生
Xiān sheng
  1. 1 Mister (Mr.)
事先
shì xiān
  1. 1 in advance
  2. 2 before the event
  3. 3 beforehand
  4. 4 prior
优先
yōu xiān
  1. 1 to have priority
  2. 2 to take precedence
先后
xiān hòu
  1. 1 early or late
  2. 2 priority
  3. 3 in succession
  4. 4 one after another

Idioms (18)

先下手为强
xiān xià shǒu wéi qiáng
  1. 1 strike first and gain the upper hand (idiom, martial arts term); Making the first move is an advantage.
先斩后奏
xiān zhǎn hòu zòu
  1. 1 first decapitate then present your trophy (idiom); act first, report later
先发制人
xiān fā zhì rén
  1. 1 to gain the initiative by striking first (idiom); to preempt
  2. 2 to anticipate
  3. 3 preemptive
先睹为快
xiān dǔ wéi kuài
  1. 1 joy of first experience (idiom)
  2. 2 the pleasure of reading sth for the first time
先礼后兵
xiān lǐ hòu bīng
  1. 1 peaceful measures before using force (idiom); diplomacy before violence
  2. 2 jaw-jaw is better than war-war

Sample Sentences

别担心，博爱座应该是优先给有需要的人，去坐吧。
bié dānxīn ，bóàizuò yīnggāi shì yōuxiān gěi yǒu xūyào de rén ，qù zuò ba 。
Don't worry, these priority seats should be given priority to those in need, go take the seat.
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我去问一下。如果商务舱有空位，我们会优先考虑。
wǒ qù wèn yīxià 。rúguǒ shāngwùcāng yǒu kòngwèi ，wǒmen huì yōuxiān kǎolǜ 。
I'll ask. If there's an empty seat in business class, we will give you priority.
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哎，其实我们心里都清楚，同等条件下公司都是优先考虑男生的。
āi ，qíshí wǒmen xīnli dōu qīngchǔ ，tóngděngtiáojiàn xià gōngsī dōu shì yōuxiān kǎolǜ nánshēng de 。
Yeah, the truth is that we all knew it deep down. With the same qualifications, the company would always consider a man first.
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有相关工作经验者优先。
yǒu xiāngguān gōngzuò jīngyàn zhě yōuxiān 。
Applicants with previous relevant work experience preferred.
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想当初我们毕业找工作的时候，公司也一般都会优先考虑男的。你说这不是性别歧视嘛！
xiǎng dāngchū wǒmen bìyè zhǎo gōngzuò de shíhou ，gōngsī yě yībān dōuhuì yōuxiān kǎolǜ nán de 。nǐshuō zhè bùshì xìngbié qíshì ma ！
Think back to when we had just graduated and we were looking for jobs – most companies always consider male applicants first. You tell me – is that not sexual discrimination!
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有相关志愿者服务经验、自然保护专业知识者优先。完了，我既没做过志愿者，也没学过自然保护方面的东西。哎，肯定没戏了。
yǒu xiāngguān zhìyuànzhě fúwù jīngyàn 、zìrán bǎohù zhuānyè zhīshi zhě yōuxiān 。wán le ，wǒ jì méi zuò guo zhìyuànzhě ，yě méi xué guo zìrán bǎohù fāngmiàn de dōngxi 。āi ，kěndìng méixì le 。
'Has relevant volunteer service experience. People with professional knowledge of conservation are given preference.' Well that's it. I've never done any volunteering, and I haven't studied any aspects of conservationism either. Agh, there's no hope.
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别灰心嘛，这条只是优先，又不是一棍子打死不能报名了。再说，你平时在学生会里那么活跃，好多活动都是你组织的，这也算是相关经验了。
bié huīxīn ma ，zhè tiáo zhǐshì yōuxiān ，yòu bù shì yī gùnzi dǎsǐ bùnéng bàomíng le 。zài shuō ，nǐ píngshí zài xuéshēnghuì lǐ nàme huóyuè ，hǎo duō huódòng dōu shì nǐ zǔzhī de ，zhè yě suàn shì xiāngguān jīngyàn le 。
Don't be discouraged. This line only means 'preferred'. Just because you don't meet one condition, doesn't mean you don't have a chance and can't even sign up. Also, you're usually so active in the student union. You organized a ton of activities. This counts as relevant experience too.
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对，什么都是女士优先，不像我老公。
duì ，shénme dōu shì nǚshì yōuxiān ，bù xiàng wǒ lǎogōng 。
Yes, they all let ladies go first, not like my husband.
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