先生
Pinyin: xiān shēng
Mr.; sir
Example sentence
李先生，你好！
Lǐ xiānshēng, nǐ hǎo!
Hello, Mr. Li!
What 先生 means
先生 (xiān shēng) is a Chinese word meaning “Mr.; sir”. It belongs to the People & Family topic and appears at HSK 1, so it is one of the words worth learning early when you study Chinese.