| Simplified | 先有后婚 |
| Traditional | 先有後婚 |
| Pinyin | xian1 |
| Pinyin | xiān |
| Verb | 先有后婚 |
| Continuous aspect | 先有后婚 着 |
| Completive aspect | 先有后婚 了 |
| Past aspect | 先有后婚 过 |
| Verb | xian1 |
| Continuous aspect | xian1 zhe5 |
| Completive aspect | xian1 le5 |
| Past aspect | xian1 guo4 |
| Verb | xiān |
| Continuous aspect | xiān zhe |
| Completive aspect | xiān le |
| Past aspect | xiān guò |