Character data
HSK
1
FREQUENCY
93rd character
RADICAL
⼑ (18.7)
STROKES
9
INDEX #
1650
Character data
| HSK | 1 |
| Frequency | 93rd character |
| Radical | ⼑ (18.7) |
| Strokes | 9 |
| Index # | 1650 |
Definitions
| 前 qián |
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Stroke order
Words containing 前
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in the past; formerly
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alveolar
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All Saints' Eve; Halloween
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All Saints' Eve; Halloween
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wriggle
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wriggle
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BCE (before the Common Era); BC (before Christ)
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foresight
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foresight
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excessive consumption; overspending on luxuries
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excessive consumption; overspending on luxuries
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to aim in front of a moving target
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to aim in front of a moving target
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hesitant and not daring to move forward (idiom)
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it's better to hurry at the start than to rush later (idiom)
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it's better to hurry at the start than to rush later (idiom)
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to stumble at every step; fail again and again
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keep failing; stumble at every step
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to be at a standstill; to mark time
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hesitant to take action
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hesitant to take action
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to falter; to stall
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to falter; to stall
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to hesitate; to hesitate to move forward; to hold back
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fig. Everything will turn out for the best.
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