qián

in front, forward; preceding

DEFINITIONS

前 qián
  • front
  • forward
  • ahead
  • first
  • top (followed by a number)
  • future
  • ago
  • before
  • BC (e.g. 前293年)
  • former
  • formerly

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WORDS

漢書 qián hàn shū History of the Former Han Dynasty, second of the 24 dynastic histories 二十四史[Er4 shi2 si4 Shi3], composed by Ban Gu 班固[Ban1 Gu4] in 82 during Eastern Han (later Han), 100 scrolls
无古人后无来者 qián wú gǔ rén hòu wú lái zhě to surpass all others of its kind before and since; to have neither predecessors nor successors
無古人後無來者 qián wú gǔ rén hòu wú lái zhě to surpass all others of its kind before and since; to have neither predecessors nor successors
照灯 qián zhào dēng (vehicle) headlight
照燈 qián zhào dēng (vehicle) headlight
灯 qián dēng headlight
燈 qián dēng headlight
燕 qián yān Former Yan of the Sixteen Kingdoms (337-370)
生冤孽 qián shēng yuān niè predestined relationship
生召唤 qián shēng zhào huàn foreordination
生召喚 qián shēng zhào huàn foreordination
田 qián tián Maeda (Japanese surname)
甲板 qián jiǎ bǎn forward deck (of a boat)
磨齿 qián mó chǐ premolar tooth
磨齒 qián mó chǐ premolar tooth
秦 qián qín Former Qin of the Sixteen Kingdoms (351-395)
移式叉车 qián yí shì chā chē reach truck
移式叉車 qián yí shì chā chē reach truck
程远大 qián chéng yuǎn dà to have a future full of promise
程遠大 qián chéng yuǎn dà to have a future full of promise
空翻 qián kōng fān forward somersault; front flip
端总线 qián duān zǒng xiàn (computing) front-side bus (FSB)
端總線 qián duān zǒng xiàn (computing) front-side bus (FSB)
綴 qián zhuì prefix (linguistics)
線 qián xiàn front line; military front; workface; cutting edge