先行

Japanese

Kanji in this term

Etymology 1

Native Japanese readings.

Alternative forms

  • 先行き

Noun

先行 (hiragana さきゆき, romaji sakiyuki)

  1. to go earlier
  2. where to go
  3. movement in the future of an exchange

Etymology 2

Sino-Japanese readings.

Noun

先行 (hiragana せんこう, romaji senkō)

  1. preceding
  2. taking priority

Verb

先行 + する (irregular conjugation, hiragana せんこうする, romaji senkō suru)先行する 先行 suru

  1. go ahead of, go in front of
  2. precede
  3. be earlier
Conjugation

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Mandarin

simpl. and trad.

Pronunciation

  • IPA: [ ɕiɛn˥˥ɕiŋ˧˥ ]

Adjective

先行 (traditional and simplified, Pinyin xiānxíng)

  1. (Advanced Mandarin) advance; ahead of the rest

Adverb

先行 (traditional and simplified, Pinyin xiānxíng)

  1. in advance

Verb

先行 (traditional and simplified, Pinyin xiānxíng)

  1. (Advanced Mandarin) to advance; to move forward

References

  • 1985, Jingrong (ed.) Wu, The Pinyin CHINESE-ENGLISH DICTIONARY (in Mandarin/English), Beijing, Hong Kong: The Commercial Press, ISBN 0471867969:
  • 2000, Jingmin (ed.) Shao, HSK Dictionary (HSK汉语水平考试词典) (in Mandarin/English), Shanghai: Huadong Teachers College Publishers, ISBN 7561720785:
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