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

半生 qián bàn shēng first half of one's life
咽 qián yān prepharynx (biology)
哨戰 qián shào zhàn skirmish
因 qián yīn antecedents
因後果 qián yīn hòu guǒ cause and effects (idiom); entire process of development
塵 qián chén the past; impurity contracted previously (in the sentient world) (Buddhism)
大灯 qián dà dēng headlight
大燈 qián dà dēng headlight
寒武纪 qián hán wǔ jì pre-Cambrian, geological period before c. 540m years ago
寒武紀 qián hán wǔ jì pre-Cambrian, geological period before c. 540m years ago
導 qián dǎo to precede; to guide
几天 qián jǐ tiān a few days before
幾天 qián jǐ tiān a few days before
庭窗 qián tíng chuāng fenestra vestibuli (of inner ear)
廊 qián láng front porch
廳 qián tīng anteroom; vestibule; lobby (of a hotel etc)
後 qián hòu around; from beginning to end; all around; front and rear
後文 qián hòu wén context; the surrounding words; same as 上下文
怕狼后怕虎 qián pà láng hòu pà hǔ lit. to fear the wolf in front and the tiger behind (idiom); fig. to be full of needless fears; reds under the beds
怕狼後怕虎 qián pà láng hòu pà hǔ lit. to fear the wolf in front and the tiger behind (idiom); fig. to be full of needless fears; reds under the beds
情 qián qíng former love; former circumstances
意识 qián yì shí preconscious; preconsciousness
意識 qián yì shí preconscious; preconsciousness
戏 qián xì foreplay
戲 qián xì foreplay