先生 (xiān sheng) — mister; sir; husband; teacher.
Measure words: 位.
Example sentences with 先生:
- 他是我的老师，也是一位先生。 — Tā shì wǒ de lǎoshī, yě shì yī wèi xiānsheng. — He is my teacher, and also a gentleman.
- 你好，王先生。 — Nǐ hǎo, Wáng xiānsheng. — Hello, Mr. Wang.
- 这是我的先生。 — Zhè shì wǒ de xiānsheng. — This is my husband.
- 那位先生教我们汉语。 — Nà wèi xiānsheng jiāo wǒmen Hànyǔ. — That gentleman teaches us Chinese.
- 请问，李先生在家吗？ — Qǐngwèn, Lǐ xiānsheng zài jiā ma? — May I ask, is Mr. Li home?
- 我先生去商店买东西了。 — Wǒ xiānsheng qù shāngdiàn mǎi dōngxi le. — My husband went to the store to buy things.
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