赛先生 (賽先生)
Sài xiān sheng
Pinyin

Definition

赛先生 (賽先生)
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Sài xiān sheng
  1. "Mr Science", phrase used during the May 4th Movement 五四運動|五四运动[Wǔ sì Yùn dòng]
  2. abbr. for 賽因斯|赛因斯[sài yīn sī]
  3. see also 德先生[Dé xiān sheng]

Character Decomposition

Related Words (20)

人生
rén shēng
  1. 1 life (one's time on earth)
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.)
女生
nǚ shēng
  1. 1 schoolgirl
  2. 2 female student
  3. 3 girl
学生
xué sheng
  1. 1 student
  2. 2 schoolchild

Idioms (20)

一回生二回熟
yī huí shēng èr huí shú
  1. 1 unfamiliar at first, but well accustomed soon enough (idiom)
一生一世
yī shēng yī shì
  1. 1 a whole lifetime (idiom); all my life
七窍生烟
qī qiào shēng yān
  1. 1 lit. spouting smoke through the seven orifices (idiom)
  2. 2 fig. to seethe with anger
三生有幸
sān shēng yǒu xìng
  1. 1 the blessing of three lifetimes (idiom)
  2. 2 (courteous language) it's my good fortune...
九死一生
jiǔ sǐ yī shēng
  1. 1 nine deaths and still alive (idiom); a narrow escape
  2. 2 new lease of life