| 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 | 前面 | 前面 | qián miàn | qian2 mian4 | ahead; in front; preceding; above; also pr. qian2 mian5 | | |
| 3 | 前进 | 前進 | qián jìn | qian2 jin4 | to go forward; to forge ahead; to advance; onward | | |
| 4 | 前提 | 前提 | qián tí | qian2 ti2 | premise; precondition; prerequisite | | |
| 5 | 前者 | 前者 | qián zhě | qian2 zhe3 | the former | | |
| 6 | 前后 | 前後 | qián hòu | qian2 hou4 | around; from beginning to end; all around; front and rear | | |
| 7 | 前途 | 前途 | qián tú | qian2 tu2 | prospects; future outlook; journey | | |
| 8 | 前来 | 前來 | qián lái | qian2 lai2 | to come (formal); before; previously | | |
| 9 | 前方 | 前方 | qián fāng | qian2 fang1 | ahead; the front | | |
| 10 | 前往 | 前往 | qián wǎng | qian2 wang3 | to leave for; to proceed towards; to go | | |
| 11 | 前景 | 前景 | qián jǐng | qian2 jing3 | foreground; vista; (future) prospects; perspective | | |
| 12 | 前夕 | 前夕 | qián xī | qian2 xi1 | eve; the day before | | |
| 13 | 前人 | 前人 | qián rén | qian2 ren2 | predecessor; forebears; the person facing you | | |
| 14 | 前边 | 前邊 | qián bian | qian2 bian5 | front; the front side; in front of | | |
| 15 | 前线 | 前線 | qián xiàn | qian2 xian4 | front line; military front; workface; cutting edge | | |
| 16 | 前期 | 前期 | qián qī | qian2 qi1 | ex-wife; late wife; preceding period; early stage | | |
| 17 | 前头 | 前頭 | qián tou | qian2 tou5 | in front; at the head; ahead; above | | |
| 18 | 前天 | 前天 | qián tiān | qian2 tian1 | the day before yesterday | | |
| 19 | 前几天 | 前幾天 | qián jǐ tiān | qian2 ji3 tian1 | a few days ago; a few days before; the past few days; the previous few days | | |
| 20 | 前年 | 前年 | qián nián | qian2 nian2 | the year before last | | |
| 21 | 前肢 | 前肢 | qián zhī | qian2 zhi1 | forelimb; foreleg | | |
| 22 | 前辈 | 前輩 | qián bèi | qian2 bei4 | senior; older generation; precursor | | |
| 23 | 前额 | 前額 | qián é | qian2 e2 | forehead | | |
| 24 | 前不久 | 前不久 | qián bù jiǔ | qian2 bu4 jiu3 | not long ago; not long before | | |
| 25 | 前列 | 前列 | qián liè | qian2 lie4 | the very front | | |