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) syn 国家 國家 guó jiā country / nation / state / CL:個|个[ge4] syn 首先 shǒu xiān first (of all) / in the first place syn 全国 全國 quán guó whole nation / nationwide / countrywide / national syn 国 國 guó country / nation / state / (bound form) national syn 最初 zuì chū first / primary / initial / original / at first / initially / originally syn 国民 國民 guó mín nationals / citizens / people of a nation syn 国度 國度 guó dù country / nation syn 初次 chū cì for the first time / first (meeting, attempt etc) syn 一大早 yī dà zǎo at dawn / at first light / first thing in the morning syn 合众国 合眾國 hé zhòng guó federated nation / the United States syn 首选 首選 shǒu xuǎn first choice / premium / to come first in the imperial examinations 威尔士 威爾士 wēi ěr shì Wales, constituent nation of UK 首发 首發 shǒu fā first issue / first public showing 首演 shǒu yǎn maiden stage role / first performance / first public showing 草拟 草擬 cǎo nǐ first draft / to draw up (a first version) syn 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 syn 加盟 jiā méng (of a nation) to join an alliance / (of an athlete) to join a sports team / (of an entrepreneur) to join a franchise / (of an actor) to join the cast of a movie / (of a recording artist) to sign with a label syn 初犯 chū fàn first offender / first offense 建国 建國 jiàn guó to found a country / nation-building / the foundation of PRC by Mao Zedong in 1949 syn 晨曦 chén xī first rays of morning sun / first glimmer of dawn syn 岛国 島國 dǎo guó island nation (sometimes refers specifically to Japan) 大副 dà fù first mate / first officer (of a ship) 初一 chū yī first day of lunar month / New Year's Day / first year in junior middle school syn 国父 國父 guó fù father or founder of a nation / Father of the Republic (Sun Yat-sen) 在先 zài xiān to come first / previous / prior / beforehand / first / formerly syn 同盟国 同盟國 tóng méng guó allied nation / ally / confederation syn 破天荒 pò tiān huāng unprecedented / for the first time / never before / first ever syn 发达国家 發達國家 fā dá guó jiā developed nation 首次 shǒu cì first / first time / for the first time syn 国事 國事 guó shì affairs of the nation / politics syn 举国上下 舉國上下 jǔ guó shàng xià the entire nation / the whole country, from the leadership to the rank and file syn 国力 國力 guó lì a nation's power 亡国 亡國 wáng guó (of a nation) to be destroyed / to be subjugated / a fallen nation syn 争先 爭先 zhēng xiān to compete to be first / to contest first place syn 大一统 大一統 dà yī tǒng unification (of the nation) / large scale unification syn 国运 國運 guó yùn fate of the nation 初露锋芒 初露鋒芒 chū lù fēng máng first sign of budding talent / to display one's ability for the first time 元年 yuán nián first year of an emperor's reign / first year of an era / first year of a significant time period 民风 民風 mín fēng popular customs / folkways / the character of the people of a nation (or region etc) 会员国 會員國 huì yuán guó member nation 首例 shǒu lì first case / first instance 首季 shǒu jì first season / first quarter 八国联军 八國聯軍 bā guó lián jūn Eight-Nation Alliance, involved in a military intervention in northern China in 1900 国号 國號 guó hào official name of a nation (includes dynastic names of China: 漢|汉[Han4], 唐[Tang2] etc) 一次 yī cì first / first time / once / (math.) linear (of degree one) 职场 職場 zhí chǎng workplace / workforce (of a nation or industry etc) / job market 第一时间 第一時間 dì yī shí jiān in the first moments (of sth happening) / immediately (after an event) / first thing 中华民族 中華民族 zhōng huá mín zú the Chinese nation / the Chinese people (collective reference to all the ethnic groups in China) syn 先到 xiān dào first arrival / first return 第一眼 dì yī yǎn at first glance / at first sight 头道 頭道 tóu dào first time / first (round, course, coat of paint etc) 各族人民 gè zú rén mín people of all ethnic groups / the peoples (of a nation) 救国 救國 jiù guó to save the nation syn 亚洲国家 亞洲國家 yà zhōu guó jiā Asian country / Asian nation 头一回 頭一回 tóu yī huí the first time / for the first time syn 精神领袖 精神領袖 jīng shén lǐng xiù spiritual leader (of a nation or church) / religious leader 励精图治 勵精圖治 lì jīng tú zhì (of a ruler) to strive to make one's nation strong and prosperous (idiom) syn 辛丑 xīn chǒu thirty-eighth year H2 of the 60 year cycle, e.g. 1961 or 2021 / cf 辛丑條約|辛丑条约, Protocol of Beijing of 1901 ending the 8-nation intervention after the Boxer uprising 救亡 jiù wáng to save from extinction / to save the nation syn 御敌 禦敵 yù dí armed enemy of the nation / enemy of the Emperor / fig. championship challenger / contender opposing champion in sporting contest 秦代 qín dài Qin dynasty (221-207 BC), founded by the first emperor Qin Shihuang 秦始皇[Qin2 Shi3 huang2], the first dynasty to rule the whole of China 最惠国 最惠國 zuì huì guó most-favored nation (trade status) 最惠国待遇 最惠國待遇 zuì huì guó dài yù most favored nation 初 chū at first / (at the) beginning / first / junior / basic syn 甲 jiǎ first of the ten Heavenly Stems 十天干[shi2 tian1 gan1] / (used for an unspecified person or thing) / first (in a list, as a party to a contract etc) / letter "A" or roman "I" in list "A, B, C", or "I, II, III" etc / armor plating / shell or carapace / (of the fingers or toes) nail / bladed leather or metal armor (old) / ranking system used in the Imperial examinations (old) / civil administration unit in the baojia 保甲[bao3 jia3] system (old) / ancient Chinese compass point: 75° syn 邦 bāng (bound form) country / nation / state syn 缔 締 dì (archaic) to bind up inextricably / (bound form) to form an enduring union / to establish (an alliance, a friendship, a nation etc) 初露头角 初露頭角 chū lù tóu jiǎo lit. to first show one's horns (idiom) / fig. a first show of emerging talent / first sign of emerging talent / budding genius 上 shàng (bound form) up / upper / above / previous / first (of multiple parts) / to climb / to get onto / to go up / to attend (class or university) / (directional complement) up / (noun suffix) on / above syn 行 háng row / line / commercial firm / line of business / profession / to rank (first, second etc) among one's siblings (by age) / (in data tables) row / (Tw) column syn 前 qián front / forward / ahead / first / top (followed by a number) / future / ago / before / BC (e.g. 前293年) / former / formerly syn 正 zhēng first month of the lunar year syn 第一 dì yī first / number one / primary syn 头 頭 tóu head / hair style / the top / end / beginning or end / a stub / remnant / chief / boss / side / aspect / first / leading / classifier for pigs or livestock / CL:個|个[ge4] syn 本来 本來 běn lái original / originally / at first / it goes without saying / of course syn 原来 原來 yuán lái original / former / originally / formerly / at first / so, actually, as it turns out syn 亲 親 qīn parent / one's own (flesh and blood) / relative / related / marriage / bride / close / intimate / in person / first-hand / in favor of / pro- / to kiss / (Internet slang) dear syn 元 yuán currency unit (esp. Chinese yuan) / (bound form) first / original / primary / (bound form) basic / fundamental / (bound form) constituent / part / (prefix) meta- / (math.) argument / variable / era (of a reign) / (Tw) (geology) eon syn 华盛顿 華盛頓 huá shèng dùn Washington (name) / George Washington (1732-1799), first US president / Washington, US State / Washington, D.C. (US federal capital) 沙发 沙發 shā fā sofa (loanword) / CL:條|条[tiao2],張|张[zhang1] / (Internet slang) the first reply or replier to a forum post 中尉 zhōng wèi lieutenant (navy) / first lieutenant (army) / subaltern 见识 見識 jiàn shi to gain first-hand knowledge of sth / to experience for oneself / knowledge / experience / insight syn 原始 yuán shǐ first / original / primitive / original (document etc) syn 处女 處女 chǔ nǚ virgin / maiden / maiden (voyage etc) / virgin (land) / (a novelist's) first (work) syn 急救 jí jiù to give emergency treatment / first aid syn 头号 頭號 tóu hào first rate / top rank / number one syn 顶级 頂級 dǐng jí top-notch / first-rate syn 目睹 mù dǔ to witness / to see at first hand / to see with one's own eyes syn 起初 qǐ chū originally / at first / at the outset syn 一级 一級 yī jí first class / category A 发起 發起 fā qǐ to originate / to initiate / to launch (an attack, an initiative etc) / to start / to propose sth (for the first time) syn 开张 開張 kāi zhāng to open a business / first transaction of a business day syn 初恋 初戀 chū liàn first love 最先 zuì xiān (the) very first syn 入学 入學 rù xué to enter a school or college / to go to school for the first time as a child 救护 救護 jiù hù to rescue / to administer first aid syn 一见钟情 一見鍾情 yī jiàn zhōng qíng to fall in love at first sight (idiom) syn 开价 開價 kāi jià to quote a price / seller's first offer syn 上好 shàng hǎo first-rate / top-notch syn 