Chinese Word: 前 - Talking Chinese English Dictionary

前HSK 1

Pinyin: qián

English Definition: front; forward; ahead; first; top (followed by a number); future; ago; before; BC (e.g. 前 293年 ); former; formerly

Chinese Definition:
①指空间，人面所向的一面；房屋等正门所向的一面；家具等靠外的一面，与“后”相对：前面。前边。前方。面前。前进。前程。
②指时间，过去的，往日的，与“后”相对：以前。前人。前此。前科。前嫌。前言。前车之鉴。
③顺序在先的：前五名。
④向前行进：勇往直前。

Antonyms: 后

Total strokes: 9; Radical: 刀

Ideograph:Feet 止 on a boat 舟 (altered) with two poles 刂, suggesting moving forward.

Character Formation:

⿱ Above to below
- ⿱ Above to below
  - 丷 [ ha ] kwukyel
  - 一 [ yī ] one; a, an; alone
- 刖 [ yuè ] cutting off the feet as a form of punishment

Similar Characters: 苘

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目前HSK 5	mù qián	at the present time; currently
面前	miàn qián	in front of; facing; (in the) presence (of)
以前HSK 3	yǐ qián	before; formerly; previous; ago
之前	zhī qián	before; prior to; ago; previously; beforehand
前进	qián jìn	to go forward; to forge ahead; to advance; onward

1		mén qián 门前 yǒu 有 jiǎo yìn 脚印。 There were footprints leading up to the front door.
2		qián tiān 前天 tiān qì 天气 hěn hǎo 很好。 The weather was good the day before yesterday.
3		wǒ 我 cóng qián 从前 rèn shi 认识 tā 他。 I knew him before.
4		qián tiān 前天 tā 他 shēng bìng 生病 le 了。 He fell ill the day before yesterday.
5		tā 他 pái 排 zài 在 wǒ 我 qián miàn 前面。 He is ahead of me in line.

1		mén qián 门前 yǒu 有 jiǎo yìn 脚印。 There were footprints leading up to the front door.
2		qián tiān 前天 tiān qì 天气 hěn hǎo 很好。 The weather was good the day before yesterday.
3		wǒ 我 cóng qián 从前 rèn shi 认识 tā 他。 I knew him before.
4		qián tiān 前天 tā 他 shēng bìng 生病 le 了。 He fell ill the day before yesterday.
5		tā 他 pái 排 zài 在 wǒ 我 qián miàn 前面。 He is ahead of me in line.