先后 (先後) xiānhòu

1. xiānhòu set phrase start and finish
   Domain: Literary Chinese 文言文
   Notes: (Guoyu '先後' xiānhòu 1)
2. xiānhòu adverb in succession
   Domain: Modern Chinese 现代汉语 , Subdomain: Time
   Notes: (CC-CEDICT '先後'; Guoyu '先後' xiānhòu 2)
3. xiànhòu noun sisters in law
   Domain: Literary Chinese 文言文
   Notes: In the sense of 妯娌 (Guoyu '先後' xiànhòu 1)
4. xiànhòu verb to assist
   Domain: Literary Chinese 文言文
   Notes: In the sense of 辅佐 (Guoyu '先後' xiànhòu 2)

Contained in

• 知其先后(知其先後) to know the sequence of things
• 按时间先后(按時間先後) chronological
• 先后顺序(先後順序) order of priority; sequential order

Word is mentioned most frequently in

Truncated for common words

• 卷17　志第12 律曆中 Volume 17 Treatises 12: Measures and the Calendar 2 Book of Sui 隋書 — count: 16
• 卷三百二十七 列傳第二百十五 外國八 韃靼 Volume 327 Biographies 215: Foreign States 8 History of Ming 明史 — count: 12
• 卷六十九 志第二十二 律曆二 Volume 69 Treatises 22: Measures and Calendar 2 History of Song 宋史 — count: 11
• 卷八十 志第三十三 律曆十三 Volume 80 Treatises 33: Measures and Calendar 13 History of Song 宋史 — count: 9
• 卷七十 志第二十三 律曆三 Volume 70 Treatises 23: Measures and Calendar 3 History of Song 宋史 — count: 8
• 卷三十上　　　　志第二十上　　曆六上 Volume 30a Treatises 23: Calendar 6a New Book of Tang 新唐書 — count: 8
• 卷六十八 志第二十一 律曆一 Volume 68 Treatises 21: Measures and Calendar 1 History of Song 宋史 — count: 8
• 卷三百〇八 列傳第一百九十六 奸臣 胡惟庸 陳瑛 嚴嵩 周延儒 溫體仁 馬士英 Volume 308 Biographies 196: Treacherous Officials - Hu Weiyong, Chen Ying, Yan Song, Zhou Yanru, Wen Tiren, Ma ShiYing History of Ming 明史 — count: 6
• 卷二十七上　　　志第十七上　　曆三上 Volume 27a Treatises 18: Calendar 3a New Book of Tang 新唐書 — count: 6
• 卷二百三十八 列傳第一百二十六 李成梁 麻貴 Volume 238 Biographies 126: Li Chengliang, Ma Gui History of Ming 明史 — count: 6

Collocations

• 知先后 (知先後) 則知先後之序 — Guanzi 管子, 乘馬第五 Chapter 5: A Team of Horses — count: 4
• 先后配 (先後配) 地郊又除先後配祀 — Book of Jin 晉書, 卷十九 志第九 禮上 Volume 19 Treatises 9: Rites Part One — count: 4
• 先后宛若 (先後宛若) 故見神於先後宛若 — Records of the Grand Historian 史記, 《孝武本紀》 Annals of the Xiaowu Emperor — count: 3
• 先后五 (先後五) 進退於先後五日之中 — Book of Later Han 後漢書, 第一 律曆上 律準 候氣 Volume 91: Rhythm and the Calendar Part One — count: 3
• 先帝先后 (先帝先後) 先帝先後特所哀湣 — Book of Jin 晉書, 卷三十八 列傳第八 宣五王 文六王 Volume 38 Biographies 8: Five Princes of Xuan; Six Princes of Wen — count: 3
• 笃先后 (篤先後) 延篤先後爲京兆尹 — Book of Later Han 後漢書, 卷七十六 循吏列傳 Volume 76: Biographies of Upright Officials — count: 2
• 先后祗 (先後祗) 先后祗嚴 — Book of Song 宋書, 卷三 本紀第三 武帝下 Volume 3 Annals 3: Emperor Wu 3 — count: 2
• 致先后 (致先後) 遂致先後倒置 — Book of Wei 魏書, 卷19上 景穆十二王上 Volume 19a: Emperor Jingmu Twelve Princes 1 — count: 2
• 邈先后 (邈先後) 于邈先後 — Book of Jin 晉書, 卷二十二 志第十二 樂上 Volume 22 Treatises 12: Music Part One — count: 2
• 省先后 (省先後) 又省先後配地之祀 — Book of Jin 晉書, 卷二十七 志第十七 五行上 Volume 27 Treatises 17: Five Elements Part One — count: 2