- 先后
- xiānhòubeing early or late; priority; order, successively; one after another* * *early or late; order; successively* * *early or late; order; successively* * *xiān hòuadv. in succession, one after another* * *xian1 hou4early or late, priority, in succession, one after another* * *先后xiān hòu(先和后) early or late; priority; order:办事应有个先后次序。 Things should be taken up in order of priority.经理将按(到达)先后次序接见这些应征者。 The manager will interview the candidates in order of arrival.(前后相继) successively; one after another:校队先后胜了5场球。 The school team won five games successively.先后次序 precedence* * *先後|先后 [xiān hòu] ► early or late ► priority ► in succession ► one after another
Chinese-English dictionary. Academic. 2013.