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Information of 前

Pinyin qián

Radical

刂

Strokes

9 strokes

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Definition

before / in front / ago / former / previous / earlier / front

前 [qián] 1. Refers to space, the side facing where a person is looking; the side where the main entrance of a house faces; the side of furniture that is towards the outside, opposite to "后" (back). - 例: 前面 (front), 前边 (front side), 前方 (front direction), 面前 (in front of), 前进 (move forward), 前程 (forward path). 2. Refers to time, meaning in the past, former, opposite to "后" (after). - 例: 以前 (previously), 前人 (predecessors), 前此 (before this), 前科 (previous offenses), 前嫌 (previous grievances), 前言 (foreword), 前车之鉴 (cautionary tale). 3. Order that comes first. - 例: 前五名 (top five). 4. To move forward. - 例: 勇往直前 (courageously move forward). 动 [verb] - 本义: 前进 (go forward). 1. 同本义 ([En.] go forward; go ahead). 2. 引导 ([En.] guide; lead). 3. 进见 ([En.] call on (someone in high office)). 4. 通“翦”。剪裁 ([En.] cut; trim). 名 [noun] 1. 前面，与“后”相对;正面 ([En.] ahead; forward; front). 2. 与“后”相对，时间在先 ([En.] ago; before; former). 3. 预先;事前 ([En.] in advance; beforehand). 4. 目前 ([En.] present). 5. 通“箭”。箭竹 ([En.] China-cane). 形 [adjective] 1. 从前的 ([En.] former; previous). 2. 未来的 ([En.] future).

前去 qián qù

前夕 qián xī

eve / the day before

前堵后追 qián dǔ hòu zhuī

Chase after blocking

前奏 qián zòu

prelude / presage

前妻 qián qī

ex-wife / late wife

婚前 hūn qián

premarital / prenuptial

前嫌 qián xián

former hatred / bygone enmity

捐弃前嫌 juān qì qián xián

bury the hatchet / sink a feud

孕前 yùn qián

progestation

前哨 qián shào

outpost / (fig.) front line

前厅 qián tīng

anteroom / vestibule / lobby (of a hotel etc)

勇往直前 yǒng wǎng zhí qián

to advance bravely

岗前 gǎng qián

pre-work

庙前 miào qián

Before the temple

前庭 qián tíng

front courtyard / vestibule

前功尽弃 qián gōng jìn qì

to waste all one's previous efforts (idiom) / all that has been achieved goes down the drain

往前 wǎng qián

to move forwards

很早以前 hěn zǎo yǐ qián

long before

前後 qián hòu

around / from beginning to end / all around / front and rear

前面 qián miàn

ahead / in front / preceding / above / also pr. [qian2 mian5]

面前 miàn qián

in front of / facing / (in the) presence (of)

眼前 yǎn qián

before one's eyes / now / at present

向前 xiàng qián

forward / onward

前提 qián tí

premise / precondition / prerequisite

前后 qián hòu

around / from beginning to end / all around / front and rear

前来 qián lái

to come (formal) / before / previously

前进 qián jìn

to go forward / to forge ahead / to advance / onward

门前 mén qián

in front of the door

当前 dāng qián

current / today's / modern / present / to be facing (us)

前往 qián wǎng

to leave for / to proceed towards / to go