| 1 | 前 | 前 | qián | qian2 | front; forward; ahead; first; top (followed by a number); future; ago; before; BC (e.g. 前 293年 ); former; formerly | | |
| 2 | 目前 | 目前 | mù qián | mu4 qian2 | at the present time; currently | | |
| 3 | 面前 | 面前 | miàn qián | mian4 qian2 | in front of; facing; (in the) presence (of) | | |
| 4 | 以前 | 以前 | yǐ qián | yi3 qian2 | before; formerly; previous; ago | | |
| 5 | 前面 | 前面 | qián miàn | qian2 mian4 | ahead; in front; preceding; above; also pr. qian2 mian5 | | |
| 6 | 前进 | 前進 | qián jìn | qian2 jin4 | to go forward; to forge ahead; to advance; onward | | |
| 7 | 当前 | 當前 | dāng qián | dang1 qian2 | current; today's; modern; present; to be facing (us) | | |
| 8 | 之前 | 之前 | zhī qián | zhi1 qian2 | to support the front (military); before; prior to; ago; previously; beforehand | | |
| 9 | 前提 | 前提 | qián tí | qian2 ti2 | premise; precondition; prerequisite | | |
| 10 | 眼前 | 眼前 | yǎn qián | yan3 qian2 | before one's eyes; now; at present | | |
| 11 | 向前 | 向前 | xiàng qián | xiang4 qian2 | forward; onward | | |
| 12 | 从前 | 從前 | cóng qián | cong2 qian2 | previously; formerly; once upon a time | | |
| 13 | 前者 | 前者 | qián zhě | qian2 zhe3 | the former | | |
| 14 | 年前 | 年前 | nián qián | nian2 qian2 | before the end of the year; before the new year | | |
| 15 | 前后 | 前後 | qián hòu | qian2 hou4 | around; from beginning to end; all around; front and rear | | |
| 16 | 前途 | 前途 | qián tú | qian2 tu2 | prospects; future outlook; journey | | |
| 17 | 门前 | 門前 | mén qián | men2 qian2 | in front of the door | | |
| 18 | 提前 | 提前 | tí qián | ti2 qian2 | to shift to an earlier date; to do sth ahead of time; in advance | | |
| 19 | 跟前 | 跟前 | gēn qián | gen1 qian2 | the front (of); (in) front; (in) sb's presence; just before (a date) | | |
| 20 | 前来 | 前來 | qián lái | qian2 lai2 | to come (formal); before; previously | | |
| 21 | 公元前 | 公元前 | gōng yuán qián | gong1 yuan2 qian2 | BCE (before the Common Era); BC (before Christ) | | |
| 22 | 前方 | 前方 | qián fāng | qian2 fang1 | ahead; the front | | |
| 23 | 胸前 | 胸前 | xiōng qián | xiong1 qian2 | (on the) chest; bosom | | |
| 24 | 前往 | 前往 | qián wǎng | qian2 wang3 | to leave for; to proceed towards; to go | | |
| 25 | 空前 | 空前 | kōng qián | kong1 qian2 | unprecedented | | |