qián

front; before; forward

Character data

HSK 1
Frequency 93rd character
Radical ⼑ (18.7)
Strokes 9
Index # 1650

Definitions

前 qián
  1. 1. front
  2. 2. before
  3. 3. forward
  4. 4. ahead
  5. 5. first
  6. 6. ago
  7. 7. top (followed by a number)
  8. 8. former
  9. 9. formerly
  10. 10. future
  11. 11. BC (e.g. 前293nián)

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Words containing 前

Word Meaning
stated above; the preceding statement; aforestated
a.m.; morning
facing a powerful enemy; facing big danger
prelude (music)
context; the surrounding words; same as shàng xià wén
premolar tooth
(fig.) the top ranks; forward patrol (military) (old)
forming a bridge between earlier and later stages
to support the front (military)
lackey; errand boy; lit. runner before a carriage
to advance courageously (idiom); to press forward
straight ahead
(idiom) ignore your elders at your peril
(idiom) ignore your elders at your peril
regardless of what's before or after (idiom); rushing blindly into sth
regardless of what's before or after (idiom); rushing blindly into sth
center forward (soccer position)
center forward (soccer position)
people with same surname are one family
stuck and not moving forward (idiom); stagnant
honor ancestors; benefit descendants
bring honor to ancestors and help descendants
to forget previous differences; to bury the hatchet
to forget previous differences; to bury the hatchet
up until now; to date