先生 (xiān sheng) — Mr.; (formal) sir; husband (often used in polite or formal contexts)
Definition
先生 has two main uses: a polite address for a man ('Mr. / sir' — more formal than 男士) and a polite/formal word for 'husband' (more formal than 老公, more respectful than 丈夫).
noun
Mr.(formal) sirhusband (often used in polite or formal contexts)
Measure word · 位
Examples
- 先生，！xiān sheng, Nǐ hǎo!Hello, sir!
- 先生。Wǒ de xiān sheng shì yī shēng.My husband is a doctor.
- 先生？Nà ge xiān sheng shì shuí?Who is that gentleman?
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