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

述 qián shù aforestated; stated above; the preceding statement
wǔ qián morning; a.m.
大敌当 dà dí dāng qián facing a powerful enemy (idiom); fig. confronting grave difficulties; Enemy at the Gates, 1991 movie by Jean-Jacques Annaud
奏曲 qián zòu qǔ prelude (music)
后文 qián hòu wén context; the surrounding words; same as 上下文
臼齿 qián jiù chǐ premolar tooth (immediately behind canine teeth in some mammals)
茅 qián máo forward patrol (military) (old); (fig.) the top ranks
启后 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
zhī qián to support the front (military)
卒 mǎ qián zú lackey; errand boy; lit. runner before a carriage
一往無 yī wǎng wú qián to advance courageously (idiom); to press forward
一直往 yī zhí wǎng qián straight ahead
不听老人言,吃亏在眼 bù tīng lǎo rén yán , chī kuī zài yǎn qián (idiom) ignore your elders at your peril
不聽老人言,吃虧在眼 bù tīng lǎo rén yán , chī kuī zài yǎn qián (idiom) ignore your elders at your peril
不顾后 bù gù qián hòu regardless of what's before or after (idiom); rushing blindly into sth
不顧後 bù gù qián hòu regardless of what's before or after (idiom); rushing blindly into sth
卫 zhōng qián wèi center forward (soccer position)
衛 zhōng qián wèi center forward (soccer position)
五百年是一家 wǔ bǎi nián qián shì yī jiā five hundred years ago we were the same family (idiom) (said of persons with the same surname)
停滯不 tíng zhì bù qián stuck and not moving forward (idiom); stagnant; in a rut; at a standstill
裕后 guāng qián yù hòu to bring honor to one's ancestors and benefit future generations (idiom)
裕後 guāng qián yù hòu to bring honor to one's ancestors and benefit future generations (idiom)
冰释嫌 bīng shì qián xián to forget previous differences; to bury the hatchet
冰釋嫌 bīng shì qián xián to forget previous differences; to bury the hatchet
到目 dào mù qián up until now; to date