最先

zuì xiān · zui xian

Same in simplified and traditional Chinese

Meaning

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  1. (the) very first

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2 examples
01

汤(tāng)姆(mǔ)最(zuì)先(xiān)来(lái),最(zuì)后(hòu)走(zǒu)。

Tom was the first to arrive and the last to leave.

Tatoeba: Chinese by verdastelo9604 · English by Hybrid · CC BY 2.0 FR. Simplified Chinese conversion; Pinyin added or corrected.

02

我(wǒ)们(men)可(kě)能(néng)是(shì)最(zuì)先(xiān)到(dào)那(nà)里(lǐ)的(de)。

We'll probably be the first ones there.

Tatoeba: Chinese by verdastelo9604 · English by CK · CC BY 2.0 FR. Simplified Chinese conversion; Pinyin added or corrected.

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