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前端
qián duān
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front;
front end;
forward part of sth
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学前班
xué qián bān
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preschool
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前奏
qián zòu
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prelude;
presage
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前年
qián nián
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the year before last
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前边
qián bian
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front;
the front side;
in front of
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前列
qián liè
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the very front
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一往无前
yī wǎng wú qián
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to advance courageously (idiom);
to press forward
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名列前茅
míng liè qián máo
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to rank among the best
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年前
nián qián
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before the end of the year;
before the new year
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前车之鉴
qián chē zhī jiàn
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to learn a lesson from the mistakes of one's predecessor (idiom)
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前轮
qián lún
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front wheel
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前人
qián rén
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predecessor;
forebears;
the person facing you
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前身
qián shēn
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forerunner;
predecessor;
precursor;
previous incarnation (Buddhism);
jacket front
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裹足不前
guǒ zú bù qián
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to stand still without advancing (idiom); to hesitate and hold back
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前脚
qián jiǎo
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one moment ..., (the next ...);
leading foot (in walking)
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前言
qián yán
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preface;
forward;
introduction
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前例
qián lì
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precedent
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前因后果
qián yīn hòu guǒ
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cause and effects (idiom); entire process of development
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前瞻性
qián zhān xìng
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farsightedness;
perspicacity;
prescience;
forward-looking
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车到山前必有路
chē dào shān qián bì yǒu lù
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lit. When we get to the mountain, there'll be a way through. (idiom);
fig. Everything will turn out for the best.;
Let's worry about it when it happens.;
It will be all right on the night.;
cf couplet 車到山前必有路，船到橋頭自然直|车到山前必有路，船到桥头自然直
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前生
qián shēng
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previous life;
previous incarnation
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花前月下
huā qián yuè xià
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see 月下花前[yue4 xia4 hua1 qian2]
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前庭
qián tíng
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front courtyard;
vestibule
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畏缩不前
wèi suō bù qián
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to shrink back in fear (idiom); too cowardly to advance
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痛改前非
tòng gǎi qián fēi
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completely correcting one's former misdeeds (idiom); to repent past mistakes and turn over a new leaf;
a reformed character
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