先生 – vocab dash

先生xiānsheng

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Meanings

1. teacher (classifier 位 wei4)

2. gentleman; sir; mister (Mr.)

3. husband

4. (dialect) doctor

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Crouch 先生xiānsheng，你nǐ在zài做zuò什么shénme？

Mr. Crouch, what are you doing?

我wǒ想要xiǎngyào见jiàn见jiànTerry Tate先生xiānsheng。

I would like to see Mr Terry Tate.

那nà位wèi先生xiānsheng靠kào什么shénme生活shēnghuó？

What does that gentleman do for a living?

罗宾森先生xiānsheng并bìng没有méiyǒu写xiě这zhè小说xiǎoshuō。

Mr Robinson didn't write the novel.

有yǒu个gèWest先生xiānsheng在zài你nǐ不bù在zài的de时候shíhou打dǎ过guo电话diànhuà来lái。

A Mr West called in your absence.

有yǒu的de，先生xiānsheng你nǐ有yǒu几jǐ位wèi？

Yes, there are. How many of you are there, Sir?