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 记 記 jì to record / to note / to memorize / to remember / mark / sign / classifier for blows, kicks, shots syn 首先 shǒu xiān first (of all) / in the first place syn 报 報 bào to report / to inform / to announce / to respond / to reply / to sign up for / to register for (abbr. for 報名|报名[bao4ming2]) / to reward / to recompense / to take revenge / to retaliate / newspaper / periodical / journal / bulletin / telegram syn 签名 簽名 qiān míng to sign (one's name with a pen etc) / to autograph / signature syn 标记 標記 biāo jì sign / mark / symbol / to mark up / (computing) token syn 迹象 跡象 jì xiàng sign / indication / mark / indicator syn 标志 標誌 biāo zhì sign / mark / symbol / logo / to symbolize / to indicate / to mark syn 签字 簽字 qiān zì to sign (one's name) / signature syn 最初 zuì chū first / primary / initial / original / at first / initially / originally syn 签署 簽署 qiān shǔ to sign (an agreement) syn 牌子 pái zi sign / trademark / brand syn 动静 動靜 dòng jìng (detectable) movement / (sign of) activity / movement and stillness syn 符号 符號 fú hào symbol / mark / sign syn 征兆 徵兆 zhēng zhào omen / sign (that sth is about to happen) / warning sign syn 签约 簽約 qiān yuē to sign a contract or agreement syn 报名 報名 bào míng to sign up / to enter one's name / to apply / to register / to enroll / to enlist syn 手势 手勢 shǒu shì gesture / sign / signal 暗号 暗號 àn hào secret signal (sign) / countersign / password 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 招牌 zhāo pai signboard / shop sign / reputation of a business syn 星座 xīng zuò constellation / astrological sign syn 预兆 預兆 yù zhào omen / sign (of sth yet to occur) / prior indication / to foreshadow syn 兆头 兆頭 zhào tou omen / portent / sign syn 幌子 huǎng zi shop sign / signboard / (fig.) pretense syn 签发 簽發 qiān fā to issue (a document) / to sign and issue officially 署名 shǔ míng to sign (a signature) syn 签订 簽訂 qiān dìng to agree to and sign (a treaty etc) syn 首选 首選 shǒu xuǎn first choice / premium / to come first in the imperial examinations 签收 簽收 qiān shōu to sign for the acceptance of sth (e.g. a delivery etc) 首发 首發 shǒu fā first issue / first public showing 手语 手語 shǒu yǔ sign language 指标 指標 zhǐ biāo (production) target / quota / index / indicator / sign / signpost / (computing) pointer 首演 shǒu yǎn maiden stage role / first performance / first public showing 路标 路標 lù biāo road sign 签到 簽到 qiān dào to register / to sign in syn 绶带 綬帶 shòu dài ribbon (as a decoration) / cordon (diagonal belt worn as a sign of office or honor) syn 标注 標注 biāo zhù to mark out / to tag / to put a sign on sth explaining or calling attention to / to annotate (e.g. a character with its pinyin) syn 眉目 méi mu progress / prospect of solution / sign of positive outcome syn 根号 根號 gēn hào radical sign √ (math.) 比划 比劃 bǐ huà to gesture / to use sign language / to gesticulate / to engage in body combat or martial art / to come to blows syn 标牌 標牌 biāo pái label / tag / sign / (brass etc) inscribed plate syn 嘘声 噓聲 xū shēng hissing sound / to hiss (as a sign of displeasure) 路牌 lù pái street sign / road sign / street nameplate syn 双鱼 雙魚 shuāng yú Pisces (star sign) syn 草拟 草擬 cǎo nǐ first draft / to draw up (a first version) syn 发福 發福 fā fú to put on weight / to get fat (a sign of prosperity, so a compliment) 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 盖章 蓋章 gài zhāng to affix a seal / to stamp (a document) / to sign off on sth 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 血色 xuè sè color (of one's skin, a sign of good health) / red of cheeks 双子 雙子 shuāng zǐ Gemini (star sign) 初犯 chū fàn first offender / first offense 号子 號子 hào zi work chant / prison cell / type / sort / mark / sign / signal / (Tw) brokerage firm syn 狮子座 獅子座 shī zi zuò Leo (constellation and sign of the zodiac) 加号 加號 jiā hào plus sign + (math.) 晨曦 chén xī first rays of morning sun / first glimmer of dawn syn 双子座 雙子座 shuāng zǐ zuò Gemini (constellation and sign of the zodiac) 签定 簽定 qiān dìng to sign (a contract, treaty etc) syn 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 天蝎座 天蠍座 tiān xiē zuò Scorpio or Scorpius (constellation and sign of the zodiac) 在先 zài xiān to come first / previous / prior / beforehand / first / formerly syn 泰然自若 tài rán zì ruò cool and collected (idiom) / showing no sign of nerves / perfectly composed syn 天秤座 tiān chèng zuò Libra (constellation and sign of the zodiac) 金牛座 jīn niú zuò Taurus (constellation and sign of the zodiac) 破天荒 pò tiān huāng unprecedented / for the first time / never before / first ever syn 人烟 人煙 rén yān sign of human habitation syn 首次 shǒu cì first / first time / for the first time syn 警讯 警訊 jǐng xùn warning sign / police call 题名 題名 tí míng autograph / to sign one's name syn 画押 畫押 huà yā to sign / to make one's mark syn 争先 爭先 zhēng xiān to compete to be first / to contest first place syn 体征 體徵 tǐ zhēng (medical) sign / physical sign 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 乌纱帽 烏紗帽 wū shā mào black gauze hat (worn by an imperial official as a sign of his position) / (fig.) official post syn 元年 yuán nián first year of an emperor's reign / first year of an era / first year of a significant time period 站牌 zhàn pái bus stop sign / train station sign syn 等号 等號 děng hào (math.) equals sign = 征象 徵象 zhēng xiàng sign / symptom syn 投考 tóu kǎo to sign up for an examination / to apply for admission (to a university etc) / to apply (for a position) syn 首例 shǒu lì first case / first instance 首季 shǒu jì first season / first quarter 题写 題寫 tí xiě to create a work of calligraphy for display in a prominent place (typically, a sign) syn 露头 露頭 lòu tóu to show one's head / to give a sign to show one's presence syn 具名 jù míng to sign / to put one's name to syn 减号 減號 jiǎn hào minus sign - (math.) 一次 yī cì first / first time / once / (math.) linear (of degree one) 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 狮子 獅子 shī zǐ Leo (star sign) / Shihtzu township in Pingtung County 屏東縣|屏东县[Ping2 dong1 Xian4], Taiwan syn 先到 xiān dào first arrival / first return 处女座 處女座 chǔ nǚ zuò Virgo (constellation and sign of the zodiac) / popular variant of 室女座[Shi4 nu:3 zuo4] 双鱼座 雙魚座 shuāng yú zuò Pisces (constellation and sign of the zodiac) 水瓶座 shuǐ píng zuò Aquarius (constellation and sign of the zodiac) 巨蟹座 jù xiè zuò Cancer (constellation and sign of the zodiac) 射手座 shè shǒu zuò Sagittarius (constellation and sign of the zodiac) / popular variant of 人馬座|人马座[Ren2 ma3 zuo4] 第一眼 dì yī yǎn at first glance / at first sight 