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

STROKES

WORDS

wǎng qián to move forwards
cóng qián previously; formerly; once upon a time
想後 sī qián xiǎng hòu to consider past cause and future effect (idiom); to think over the past and future; to ponder over reasons and connection
毖后 chéng qián bì hòu lit. to punish those before to prevent those after (idiom); to criticize former mistakes firmly to prevent them happening again
毖後 chéng qián bì hòu lit. to punish those before to prevent those after (idiom); to criticize former mistakes firmly to prevent them happening again
啟後 chéng qián qǐ hòu to follow the past and herald the future (idiom); part of a historical transition; forming a bridge between earlier and later stages
投票 tí qián tóu piào early vote
起爆 tí qián qǐ bào "fizzle" (atomic bomb misfire); preinitiation
提摩太书 tí mó tài qián shū First epistle of St Paul to Timothy
提摩太書 tí mó tài qián shū First epistle of St Paul to Timothy
新年夕 xīn nián qián xī New Year's eve
肌 xuán qián jī pronator teres muscle (below the elbow)
zǎo qián previously
月下花 yuè xià huā qián lit. amidst the flowers under the moonlight (idiom); fig. romantic surroundings
有宝何必人夸 yǒu bǎo hé bì rén qián kuā There is no need to boast about one's treasures. (idiom)
有寶何必人誇 yǒu bǎo hé bì rén qián kuā There is no need to boast about one's treasures. (idiom)
cháo qián facing forwards
欧车 ōu chē qián psyllium (genus Plantago)
歐車 ōu chē qián psyllium (genus Plantago)
正向看 zhèng xiàng qián kàn look-ahead assertion
此时以 cǐ shí yǐ qián heretofore
此時以 cǐ shí yǐ qián heretofore
乌拉特旗 wū lā tè qián qí Urat Front banner or Urdyn Ömnöd khoshuu in Bayan Nur 巴彥淖爾|巴彦淖尔[Ba1 yan4 nao4 er3], Inner Mongolia
烏拉特旗 wū lā tè qián qí Urat Front banner or Urdyn Ömnöd khoshuu in Bayan Nur 巴彥淖爾|巴彦淖尔[Ba1 yan4 nao4 er3], Inner Mongolia
chǎn qián prenatal; antenatal