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先入为主

xiān rù wéi zhǔ

4-character word Traditional 先入為主

What 先入为主 means

1. idiomthe first impression is the strongest; to hold a preconceived notion (about sth)

The characters in 先入为主

• 先xiānbeforehand; first; earlier; at first; originally; for the time being; for now
• 入rùto enter; to go into; to join; to become a member of; (bound form) to conform to (as in 入时
• 为wéias (in the capacity of); to take sth as; to act as
• 主zhǔowner; master; host

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