"先" Chinese-English Dictionary
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| 先 |  xiān | early / prior / former / in advance / first |   | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| 先生 | xiān sheng | teacher / husband / doctor (dialect) / CL:位[wei4] / Mister (Mr.) | | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 先进 | xiān jìn | advanced (technology) / to advance | | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 先后 | xiān hòu | early or late / priority / in succession / one after another | | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 先锋 | xiān fēng | vanguard / pioneer / avant-garde | | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 先前 | xiān qián | before / previously | | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 先行 | xiān xíng | to precede others / in advance | | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 先天 | xiān tiān | embryonic period (contrasted with 後天|后天 / [hou4 tian1]) / inborn / innate / natural | | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 先到 | xiān dào | first arrival / first return | | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 先知 | xiān zhī | prophet | | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 先机 | xiān jī | key moment / decisive opportunity | | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 先驱 | xiān qū | pioneer | | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 先发 | xiān fā | to take preemptive action / (sports) to be in the starting lineup / (of a baseball pitcher) to be the starting pitcher | | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 先例 | xiān lì | antecedent / precedent | | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 先河 | xiān hé | priority / sth advocated first / refers to ancient tradition: Worship the river first, then the sea. | | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 先导 | xiān dǎo | guide / forerunner / pioneer | | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 先期 | xiān qī | in advance / beforehand / premature / front-end | | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 先人 | xiān rén | ancestors / previous generations / my late father | | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 先烈 | xiān liè | martyr | | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 先祖 | xiān zǔ | deceased grandfather / ancestry | | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 先决 | xiān jué | prerequisite / precondition | | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 先秦 | xiān Qín | pre-Qin, Chinese history up to the foundation of the Qin imperial dynasty in 221 BC | | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 先辈 | xiān bèi | elders / former generations | | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 先兆 | xiān zhào | omen | | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 先民 | xiān mín | forebears | | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 先头 | xiān tóu | in advance / ahead / before / previously | | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 先王 | xiān wáng | former kings / former emperors / in Confucian writing, refers esp. to the sage rulers Yao 堯|尧[Yao2], Shun 舜[Shun4], Yu 禹[Yu3], Tang 湯|汤[Tang1] and the kings of Zhou | | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 先贤 | xiān xián | worthy predecessor / distinguished person of the past / former sage | | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 先见 | xiān jiàn | foresight / prescience | | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 先父 | xiān fù | deceased father / my late father | | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 先验 | xiān yàn | a priori (philosophy) | | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 先令 | xiān lìng | shilling (loanword) | | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 先哲 | xiān zhé | distinguished precursor / famous thinker of antiquity | | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 先声 | xiān shēng | herald / precursor / harbinger | | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 先觉 | xiān jué | person with foresight | | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 先妣 | xiān bǐ | deceased mother / mother of an ancestor | | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 先鞭 | xiān biān | to take precedence / to make an early start / to lead the way | | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 先慈 | xiān cí | deceased mother | | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 先达 | xiān dá | famous and virtuous ancestors / the great men of the past | | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 先公 | xiān gōng | deceased father / deceased senior male figure | | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 先汉 | xiān Hàn | pre-Han / China before to 200 BC | | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 先皇 | xiān Huáng | the late Emperor | | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 先君 | xiān jūn | my late father / my ancestors / the late emperor | | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 先容 | xiān róng | to introduce sb / to recommend | | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 先有 | xiān yǒu | prior / preexisting | | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| 先天性 | xiān tiān xìng | congenital / intrinsic / innateness | |
| 先生们 | xiān sheng men | gentlemen | |
| 先行者 | xiān xíng zhě | forerunner | |
| 先锋队 | xiān fēng duì | vanguard | |
| 先驱者 | xiān qū zhě | pioneer | |
| 先遣队 | xiān qiǎn duì | advance party / advance troops | |
| 先遣团 | advance mission | | |
| 先不先 | xiān bù xiān | (dialect) first of all / in the first place | |
| 先大母 | xiān dà mǔ | deceased paternal grandmother | |
| 先锋派 | xiān fēng pài | avant-garde | |
| 先见者 | xiān jiàn zhě | seer | |
| 先进集体 | xiān jìn jí tǐ | (official accolade) advanced team / exemplary group | |
| 先进个人 | xiān jìn gè rén | (official accolade) advanced individual / exemplary individual | |
| 先发制人 | xiān fā zhì rén | to gain the initiative by striking first (idiom) / to preempt / to anticipate / preemptive | |
| 先天不足 | xiān tiān bù zú | congenital deficiency / inherent weakness | |
| 先声夺人 | xiān shēng duó rén | to gain the upper hand by a show of strength | |
| 先知先觉 | xiān zhī xiān jué | foresight / having foresight / person of foresight | |
| 先进武器 | xiān jìn wǔ qì | advanced weapon | |
| 先斩后奏 | xiān zhǎn hòu zòu | first decapitate then present your trophy (idiom) / act first, report later | |
| 先睹为快 | xiān dǔ wéi kuài | joy of first experience (idiom) / the pleasure of reading sth for the first time | |
| 先见之明 | xiān jiàn zhī míng | foresight | |
| 先来后到 | xiān lái hòu dào | in order of arrival / first come, first served | |
| 先礼后兵 | xiān lǐ hòu bīng | peaceful measures before using force (idiom) / diplomacy before violence / jaw-jaw is better than war-war | |
| 先入为主 | xiān rù wéi zhǔ | the first impression is the strongest / to hold a preconceived notion (about sth) | |
| 先进导弹 | advanced missile | | |
| 先驱物种 | pioneer species | | |
| 先锋物种 | pioneer species | | |
| 先证病例 | index case | | |
| 先天缺陷 | birth defect | | |
| 先兵后礼 | xiān bīng hòu lǐ | opposite of 先禮後兵|先礼后兵[xian1 li3 hou4 bing1] | |
| 先到先得 | xiān dào xiān dé | first come first served | |
| 先帝遗诏 | xiān dì yí zhào | posthumous edict of former emperor / Liu Bei's 劉備|刘备 / edict to posterity | |
| 先动优势 | xiān dòng yōu shì | first-mover advantage | |
| 先发投手 | xiān fā tóu shǒu | (baseball) starting pitcher | |
| 先后顺序 | xiān hòu shùn xù | order of priority / sequential order | |
| 先进水平 | xiān jìn shuǐ píng | advanced level | |
| 先进先出 | xiān jìn xiān chū | (computing, inventory management etc) first in, first out | |
| 先决条件 | xiān jué tiáo jiàn | precondition / prerequisite | |
| 先决问题 | xiān jué wèn tí | preliminary question / priority problem / issues requiring more immediate attention | |
| 先军政治 | xiān jūn zhèng zhì | Songun Jongchi / military first politics | |
| 先期录音 | xiān qī lù yīn | prerecording / to prerecord | |
| 先天愚型 | xiān tiān yú xíng | Down syndrome / trisomy 21 | |
| 先王之道 | xiān wáng zhī dào | the way of former kings | |
| 先王之乐 | xiān wáng zhī yuè | the music of former kings | |
| 先王之政 | xiān wáng zhī zhèng | the rule of former kings | |
| 先验概率 | xiān yàn gài lu:4 | prior probability (statistics) | |
| 先有后婚 | xiān yǒu hòu hūn | to marry after getting pregnant | |
| 先走一步 | xiān zǒu yī bù | to leave first (courteous expression used to excuse oneself) / (euphemism) to predecease / to die first (e.g. before one's spouse) | |
| 先下手为强 | xiān xià shǒu wéi qiáng | strike first and gain the upper hand (idiom, martial arts term) / Making the first move is an advantage. | |
| 先进散射计 | Advanced Scatterometer | | |
| 先知的信徒 | Ahlu Sunnah Wal Jama'a | | |
| 先发制人的 | proactive | | |
| 先行占用论 | prior appropriation of water | | |
| 先发明制度 | first-to-invent system | | |
| 先进经济体 | xiān jìn jīng jì tǐ | advanced economy | |
| 先驱投资者 | xiān qū tóu zī zhě | pioneer investor | |
| 先天性免疫 | xiān tiān xìng miǎn yì | congenital immunity | |
| 先天性缺陷 | xiān tiān xìng quē xiàn | birth defect | |
| 先天与后天 | xiān tiān yǔ hòu tiān | nature versus nurture | |
| 先期管理规划 | forward management planning | | |
| 先进剔肉技术 | advanced meat recovery | | |
| 先进导弹系统 | advanced missile system | | |
| 先发制人打击 | pre-emptive strike | | |
| 先头部队概念 | vanguard groups concept / vanguard concept | | |
| 先锋耕作制度 | xiān fēng gēng zuò zhì duó | pioneer cultivation system | |
| 先进反雷系统 | xiān jìn fǎn léi xì tǒng | Advanced Countermine System | |
| 先进生命支持 | xiān jìn shēng mìng zhī chí | advanced life support | |
| 先期选举规划股 | Advance Election Planning Unit | | |
| 先发制人的战争 | pre-emptive war | | |
| 先发制人的打击 | hot pre-emption | | |
| 先易后难的谈判 | bottom up negotiation | | |
| 先进技能和技术 | advanced skills and technology | | |
| 先进波形成技术 | advanced wave shaping techniques | | |
| 先驱投资者区域 | pioneer investor area / pioneer area | | |
| 先进技术评价系统 | Advanced Technology Assessment System | | |
| 先进地球观测卫星 | Advanced Earth Observing Satellite | | |
| 先进研究和技术处 | Office of Advanced Research and Technology | | |
| 先进单脉冲导引头 | advanced mono-pulse seeker | | |
| 先进技术通报系统 | Advance Technology Alert System | | |
| 先进救灾技术目录 | Directory of Advanced Technologies for Disaster Response / ATDR Directory | | |
| 先进轨道试验卫星 | xiān jìn guǐ dào shì yàn wèi xīng | Advanced Orbital Test Satellite | |
| 先进微波探测装置 | xiān jìn wēi bō tàn cè zhuāng zhì | Advanced Microwave Sounding Unit | |
| 先进机载数字计算机 | advanced airborne digital computer | | |
| 先进系统和技术方桉 | advanced systems and technology programme | | |
| 先进技术通报系统处 | ATAS Cluster | | |
| 先进蛋白质生长设施 | xiān jìn dàn bái zhì shēng zhǎng shè shī | Advanced Protein Growth Facility | |
| 先天不足，后天失调 | xiān tiān bù zú , hòu tiān shī tiáo | to be born with a weak constitution and suffer from ill health during one's life / (fig.) to be problematic from the start, and get even worse over time | |
| 先进固体燃料火箭发动机 | Advanced Solid Rocket Motor | | |
| 先进联网城市和区域协会 | Advanced Networked Cities and Regions Association | | |
| 先进通讯技术卫星移动终端 | ACTS Mobile Terminal | | |
| 先进信息技术与治理国际研讨会 | International Symposium on Advanced Information Technology and Governance | | |
| 先天下之忧而忧，后天下之乐而乐 | xiān tiān xià zhī yōu ér yōu , hòu tiān xià zhī lè ér lè | The first concern is affairs of state, enjoying the pleasure comes later. Quotation from essay On Yueyang Tower 岳陽樓記|岳阳楼记 / by Song writer Fan Zhongyan 范仲淹[Fan4 Zhong4 yan1] | |
Approximate Results for 先 | ||||
| 首先 | shǒu xiān | first (of all) / in the first place | | |
| 领先 | lǐng xiān | to lead / to be in front | | |
| 优先 | yōu xiān | to have priority / to take precedence | | |
| 事先 | shì xiān | in advance / before the event / beforehand / prior | | |
| 率先 | shuài xiān | to take the lead / to show initiative | | |
| 原先 | yuán xiān | originally / original / former | | |
| 抢先 | qiǎng xiān | to rush (to do sth urgent) / to try to be the first / to forestall | | |
| 预先 | yù xiān | beforehand / in advance | | |
| 最先 | zuì xiān | (the) very first | | |
| 祖先 | zǔ xiān | ancestor / forebears | | |
| 在先 | zài xiān | to come first / previous / prior / beforehand / first / formerly | | |
| 起先 | qǐ xiān | at first / in the beginning | | |
| 早先 | zǎo xiān | previously / before | | |
| 争先 | zhēng xiān | to compete to be first / to contest first place | | |
| 占先 | zhàn xiān | to take precedence | | |
| 巴先 | bā xiān | percent (loanword) | | |
| 从先 | cóng xiān | (dialect) before / in the past / previously | | |
| 尽先 | jǐn xiān | in the first instance / as a first priority | | |
| 开先 | kāi xiān | at first | | |
| 其先 | qí xiān | previously / before that / up to then | | |
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| 少先队 | Shào Xiān duì | Young Pioneers of China, abbr. for 少年先鋒隊|少年先锋队[Shao4 nian2 Xian1 feng1 dui4] | |
| 优先权 | yōu xiān quán | priority | |
| 领先者 | lǐng xiān zhě | front-runner | |
| 急先锋 | jí xiān fēng | daring vanguard / pioneer / leading figure | |
| 优先股 | yōu xiān gǔ | preferred stock | |
| 白先勇 | Bái Xiān yǒng | Bai Xianyong (1937-), Chinese-Taiwanese-US novelist of Hui descent | |
| 德先生 | Dé xiān sheng | "Mr Democracy", phrase used during the May 4th Movement 五四運動|五四运动[Wu3 si4 Yun4 dong4] / abbr. for 德謨克拉西|德谟克拉西[de2 mo2 ke4 la1 xi1] / see also 賽先生|赛先生[Sai4 xian1 sheng5] | |
| 李先念 | Lǐ Xiān niàn | Li Xiannian (1909-1992), PRC general and politician | |
| 赛先生 | Sài xiān sheng | "Mr Science", phrase used during the May 4th Movement 五四運動|五四运动[Wu3 si4 Yun4 dong4] / abbr. for 賽因斯|赛因斯[sai4 yin1 si1] / see also 德先生[De2 xian1 sheng5] | |
| 争先恐后 | zhēng xiān kǒng hòu | striving to be first and fearing to be last (idiom) / outdoing one another | |
| 遥遥领先 | yáo yáo lǐng xiān | a long way in front / to lead by a wide margin | |
| 少先队员 | shào xiān duì yuán | member of the Young Pioneers | |
| 一马当先 | yī mǎ dāng xiān | to take the lead | |
| 捷足先登 | jié zú xiān dēng | the quick-footed climb up first (idiom) / the early bird catches the worm / first come, first served | |
| 身先士卒 | shēn xiān shì zú | to fight at the head of one's troops / (fig.) to take the lead | |
| 未卜先知 | wèi bǔ xiān zhī | predictable / sth one can predict without being a clairvoyant | |
| 好好先生 | hǎo hǎo xiān sheng | Mr Goody-goody / yes-man (sb who agrees with anything) | |
| 开路先锋 | kāi lù xiān fēng | pioneer / trailbreaker | |
| 未老先衰 | wèi lǎo xiān shuāi | to age prematurely | |
| 笨鸟先飞 | bèn niǎo xiān fēi | lit. the clumsy bird flies early (idiom) / fig. to work hard to compensate for one's limited abilities | |
| 有约在先 | yǒu yuē zài xiān | to have a prior engagement | |
| 承先启后 | chéng xiān qǐ hòu | see 承前啟後|承前启后[cheng2 qian2 qi3 hou4] | |
| 溘先朝露 | kè xiān zhāo lù | the morning dew will swiftly dissipate (idiom) / fig. ephemeral and precarious nature of human existence | |
| 身先朝露 | shēn xiān zhāo lù | body will go with the morning dew (idiom) / fig. ephemeral and precarious nature of human existence | |
| 事先评估 | prior assessment | | |
| 预先占有 | preemption | | |
| 预先分配 | advance allocation | | |
| 预先核准 | advance authorization | | |
| 在先技术 | prior art | | |
| 化学先质 | precursor chemical | | |
| 优先行动 | Priorities for Action | | |
| 民族先锋 | Umkhonto we Sizwe | | |
| 共同祖先 | last common ancestor / concestor | | |
| 预先担保 | advance pledge | | |
| 预先通知 | advance notification | | |
| 事先核准 | pre-certification | | |
| 爱罗先珂 | Aì luó xiān kē | Vasili Eroshenko (1890-1952), Russian writer and poet who wrote in Esperanto and Japanese | |
| 戴克里先 | dài kè lǐ xiān | Diocletian (c. 245-311), Roman emperor | |
| 大先知书 | Dà xiān zhī shū | the biblical books of the prophets | |
| 风水先生 | fēng shuǐ xiān sheng | feng shui master / geomancer / stock figure in folk tales, as a wise adviser or a charlatan | |
| 敢为人先 | gǎn wéi rén xiān | to dare to be first / to pioneer (idiom) | |
| 革命先烈 | gé mìng xiān liè | martyr to the revolution | |
| 憨豆先生 | Hān dòu Xiān sheng | Mr. Bean (TV) | |
| 后进先出 | hòu jìn xiān chū | to come late and leave first / last in, first out (LIFO) | |
| 领先地位 | lǐng xiān dì wèi | lead(ing) position | |
| 女士优先 | nu:3 shì yōu xiān | Ladies first! | |
| 请先登录 | qǐng xiān dēng lù | please register first | |
| 事先编制 | shì xiān biān zhì | pre-programming | |
| 事先通知 | shì xiān tōng zhī | preliminary notification / to announce in advance | |
| 算命先生 | suàn mìng xiān sheng | fortune-teller | |
| 藤野先生 | Téng yě Xiān sheng | Yoshino-Sensei, Japanese friend of Lu Xun 魯迅|鲁迅[Lu3 Xun4] | |
| 闻风先遁 | wén fēng xiān dùn | to flee at hearing the news (idiom) | |
| 优先次序 | yōu xiān cì xù | priorization | |
| 优先使用 | yōu xiān shǐ yòng | priority of use | |
| 优先项目 | yōu xiān xiàng mù | priority projects | |
| 优先原则 | yōu xiān yuán zé | principle of precedence | |
| 预先部署 | yù xiān bù shǔ | prepositioning | |
| 预先到位 | yù xiān dào wèi | prepositioning | |
| 预先购买 | yù xiān gòu mǎi | forward purchasing | |
| 账房先生 | zhàng fáng xiān sheng | bookkeeper (old) | |
| 直系祖先 | zhí xì zǔ xiān | direct ancestor | |
| 主不先客 | zhǔ bù xiān kè | guests or visitors first (idiom) | |
| 少年先锋队 | Shào nián Xiān fēng duì | Young Pioneers of China (primary school league, a preparation for Communist Youth League) / abbr. to 少先隊|少先队 | |
| 优先竞标人 | preferred bidder | | |
| 发展先驱营 | Colonie des Pionniers de Développement | | |
| 优先性调查 | Priority Survey | | |
| 捷足先登者 | early bird special (prop) | | |
| 非洲优先部 | Priority Africa Department | | |
| 按时间先后 | àn shí jiān xiān hòu | chronological | |
| 百善孝为先 | bǎi shàn xiào wéi xiān | of all virtues filial piety is most important (idiom) | |
| 不首先使用 | bù shǒu xiān shǐ yòng | no first use (policy for nuclear weapons) / NFU | |
| 缠夹二先生 | chán jiā èr xiān sheng | annoying muddle-headed person who gabbles unintelligibly | |
| 恶人先告状 | è rén xiān gào zhuàng | the guilty party files the suit / the thief cries thief | |
| 罗先特级市 | luó xiān tè jí shì | Rason | |
| 优先承购权 | yōu xiān chéng gòu quán | prior purchase right / right of first refusal (ROFR) / preemptive right to purchase | |
| 优先购买权 | yōu xiān gòu mǎi quán | right of first refusal | |
| 优先认股权 | yōu xiān rèn gǔ quán | preemptive right (in share issue) | |
| 优先行动纲领 | Programme for Priority Actions | | |
| 时间先后次序 | time series data / time series | | |
| 预先进入阵地 | prepositioning | | |
| 粮食优先国家 | food priority country | | |
| 国家优先目标 | guó jiā yōu xiān mù biāo | national priority objectives | |
| 纽西兰优先党 | niǔ xī lán yōu xiān dǎng | New | |
| 全球优先事项 | quán qiú yōu xiān shì xiàng | global priorities | |
| 事先知情同意 | shì xiān zhī qíng tòng yì | prior informed consent | |
| 优先恢复方案 | yōu xiān huī fù fāng àn | Priority Rehabilitation Programme | |
| 预先筛选过程 | yù xiān shāi xuǎn guò chéng | pre-screening process | |
| 预先市场承诺 | yù xiān shì chǎng chéng nuò | advance market commitment | |
| 近水楼台先得月 | jìn shuǐ lóu tái xiān dé yuè | the pavilion closest to the water enjoys moonlight first (idiom) / to benefit from intimacy with an influential person | |
| 中国少年先锋队 | Zhōng guó Shǎo nián Xiān fēng duì | Young Pioneers of China | |
| 春江水暖鸭先知 | chūn jiāng shuǐ nuǎn yā xiān zhī | lit. the duck is the first to know if the spring water is warm (idiom) / fig. an expert in the field knows which way the wind blows | |
| 出师未捷身先死 | chū shī wèi jié shēn xiān sǐ | "he failed to complete his quest before death" (line from the poem "The Premier of Shu" 蜀相[Shu3 xiang4] by Du Fu 杜甫[Du4 Fu3]) | |
| 出头的椽子先烂 | chū tóu de chuán zi xiān làn | lit. rafters that jut out rot first (idiom) / fig. anyone who makes himself conspicuous will be targeted for attack | |
| 国际先驱论坛报 | Guó jì Xiān qū Lùn tán Bào | International Herald Tribune | |
| 整体性优先事项 | zhěng tǐ xìng yōu xiān shì xiàng | corporate priority | |
| 建设和平优先计划 | peacebuilding priority plan | | |
| 优先社会行动方桉 | Priority Social Action Programme | | |
| 不首先使用核武器 | non first use of nuclear weapons / non first use | | |
| 联合国苏丹先遣队 | United Nations advance team in Sudan | | |
| 女童优先需要项目 | Project of Girl Children's Priorities | | |
| 联海特派团先遣队 | United Nations Mission in Haiti advance team / UNMIH advance team | | |
| 自由事先知情同意 | zì yóu shì xiān zhī qíng tòng yì | free, prior and informed consent | |
| 2000年之后的优先行动 | Priorities for Action Beyond 2000 | | |
| 优先行动化学品清单 | List of Chemicals for Priority Action | | |
| 经济优先事项理事会 | Council on Economic Priorities | | |
| 能源与环境设计先导 | Leadership in Energy and Environmental Design | | |
| 适应性问题战略优先 | Strategic Priority on Adaptation | | |
| 美拉尼西亚先锋集团 | Melanesian Spearhead Group | | |
| 兵马未动，粮草先行 | bīng mǎ wèi dòng , liáng cǎo xiān xíng | before the troops move, fodder and provisions go first (idiom) / logistics comes before military maneuvers / an army marches on its stomach | |
| 联合国驻苏丹先遣团 | lián hé guó zhù sū dān xiān qiǎn tuán | United Nations Advance Mission in Sudan / United Nations Advance Mission in the Sudan; | |
| 意存笔先，画尽意在 | yì cún bǐ xiān , huà jìn yì zài | the idea is present before the first stroke of the brush, when the last stroke is placed the idea shines through | |
| "先进系统和应用"方桉 | "Advanced Systems and Applications" programme | | |
| 何塞·马蒂少先队组织 | José Martí Pioneer Organization | | |
| 美洲优先援助海地基金 | Inter-American Fund for Priority Assistance to Haiti | | |
| 联合国驻柬埔寨先遣团 | United Nations Advance Mission in Cambodia | | |
| 用优先购买权所购物品 | yòng yōu xiān gòu mǎi quán suǒ gòu wù pǐn | preemption | |
| 欲善其事，必先利其器 | yù shàn qí shì , bì xiān lì qí qì | To do a good job, an artisan needs the best tools (idiom). Good tools are prerequisite to the successful execution of a job | |
| 巴基斯坦先知同伴保卫军 | Sipah e Sahaba Pakistan | | |
| 全球青年优先事项专家组 | Expert Group on Global Priorities for Youth | | |
| 工欲善其事，必先利其器 | gōng yù shàn qí shì , bì xiān lì qí qì | To do a good job, an artisan needs the best tools (idiom). Good tools are prerequisite to the successful execution of a job | |
| 事先知情同意联合专家组 | shì xiān zhī qíng tòng yì lián hé zhuān jiā zǔ | Joint Group of Experts on Prior Informed Consent | |
| 联合国教育优先事项协调司 | Division for the Coordination of United Nations Priorities in Education | | |
| 南美洲一体化优先项目清单 | Inventory of Priority Projects for South American Integration | | |
| 目前裁军议程中的优先问题 | Priority Issues on the Current Disarmament Agenda | | |
| 伊斯兰先进科学技术基金会 | Islamic Foundation for Advanced Science and Technology | | |
| 驻乍得和中非共和国先遣团 | Advance mission to Chad and the Central African Republic | | |
| 1986-1990年非洲经济复苏优先方案 | 1986-1990nián fēi zhōu jīng jì fù sū yōu xiān fāng àn | Africa's Priority Programme for Economic Recovery 1986-1990 | |
| 人口普查图表先进技术讲习班 | Workshop on Advanced Techniques of Census Cartography | | |
| 船舶优先权和抵押权国际公约 | International Convention on Maritime Liens and Mortgages | | |
| 保护区快速评估和优先性确定法 | Rapid Assessment and Prioritization of Protected Areas Management | |
