Applicants with a driver’s licence get priority for this position.
Sentence #778710 from Tatoeba · converted to simplified characters · translation adapted
How 优先 is built
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优yōuexcellent
亻person form of 人 · rénMeaning part
尤especially · yóuSound part
亻 hints at the meaning (person); 尤 (yóu) hints at the sound. Compare it with yōu.
先xiānbeforehand; first; earlier
先 is a single shape of 6 strokes. Learn it whole, then watch its stroke order below.
Memory aidA foot 止 out in front of a person 儿: ahead, first.
How to write 优先
优 6 strokes · 先 6 strokes
Watch the order, then press Try writing it and draw each stroke in the grid. Each stroke is checked as you go.
Stroke order chart for 优先 (yōuxiān). Red marks the next stroke, so you can copy it onto paper one step at a time.
优先 (yōuxiān) means “priority” or “to have priority”. It is an HSK 6 word.
Say it yōuxiān: yōu with a 1st tone, then xiān with a 1st tone. Press Listen at the top of this page to hear it, or Slowly to hear each tone clearly.
In Traditional characters, used in Taiwan and Hong Kong, 优先 is written 優先. The pronunciation is the same.
Add a Chinese (Simplified) pinyin keyboard to your phone or computer, type youxian with no tone marks or spaces, then choose 优先 from the suggestions. Typing youxian into this dictionary’s search box finds it too.
优先 is an HSK 6 word in the HSK 2.0 word lists.
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Sources: meaning and pinyin checked by a native Mandarin teacher against the official HSK lists. Extra meanings from CC-CEDICT (CC BY-SA 4.0). Example sentences from Tatoeba (CC BY 2.0 FR). Character parts and stroke order from Make Me a Hanzi.
优yōu1st tone, high and level
