1 - Part of Mao Zedong thought. Sometimes seen outside Chinese organisation's' buildings. 2 - Is 实事求是 (shi2 shi4 qiu2 shi4) commonly used in everyday conversations? 3 - Are there any other phrases tha
1 - 首先 vs 先 1. 首先 can be used as a conjunction at the beginning of a sentence: E.g. 首先，我们做个计划。First of all, let's make a plan. When 首先 is an adverb it appears after the subject before the verb: E.g.
