Chinese

首先

/ʂoʊ̯²¹⁴⁻²¹ ɕi̯ɛn⁵⁵/

first of all; first; firstly

HSK 3
TOCFL 7

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characterChinese首 “head”
- simplified fromChinese𩠐
characterChinese先 “first; ahead of time; before; beforehand”
- ideaChinese止 “foot”
- ideaChinese儿 “standing person”

Sources

HSK / TOCFL word lists — Facts (levels)
教育部《國語辭典簡編本》 (Taiwan MOE) — CC BY-ND 3.0 TW
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Wiktionary (via Wiktextract / kaikki.org) — CC BY-SA 4.0