How to use 先生 (xiānsheng) in Mandarin Chinese?

先生 xiānsheng GRAMMAR

HSK 1 · Grammar note

先生 — how to use it in Chinese

Mr.; gentleman

Frequent patterns

Explanation

Besides meaning "Mr.", it also appears in professional titles and formal names.

Example sentences

王 Wáng 先生 xiān sheng 你好 nǐ hǎo

Hello, Mr. Wang.

那位 nà wèi 先生 xiān sheng 是 shì 我的 wǒ de 老师 lǎo shī

That gentleman is my teacher.

昨天 zuó tiān 我 wǒ 跟 gēn 一位 yí wèi 先生 xiān sheng 聊了 liáo le 很久 hěn jiǔ

Yesterday I chatted with a gentleman for a long time.

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