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前
qián
⼑Radical 18 · 9 strokes

front; before; ago

HSK 1 (3.0)12 meanings#256
MEANING12 meanings

MEANING

  1. 壹

    front; before; ago

    + 2 more examples for this meaning
    • 。

      She wiped her shoes clean before going inside.

    • ,,? – 。

      You didn't study at all before the exam — how could you possibly do well? — I guess you're right.

  2. 貳名noun

    front

    中位置或时间在某事物的前面wèizhì huò shíjiān zài mǒu shìwù de qiánmiàn

    • 。

      Please go straight ahead.

    • 。

      He stood at the very front of the line.

  3. 參名noun

    ahead

    中位置或时间在前面的地方wèizhì huò shíjiān zài qiánmiàn de dìfang

    • ,。

      There's a café up ahead — let's go sit for a bit.

  4. 肆形adjective

    former

    中以前的;过去的;在某事物之前的yǐqián de;guòqù de;zài mǒu shìwù zhīqián de

    • 。

      This is a photo from two years ago.

    • ,。

      He is a former mayor and has since retired.

  5. 伍形adjective

    first

    中在前面的;最初的;排在最前的zài qiánmiàn de; zuì chūshǐ de; pái zài zuì qiánde

    • 。

      This is the front door.

    • 。

      He finished in the top three.

  6. 陸副adverb

    ago

    中过去的时间;以前发生的guòqù de shíjiān; yǐqián fāshēng de

    • 。

      He arrived three days ago.

    • 。

      Before leaving, she called her family.

  7. 柒副adverb

    formerly

    中过去的时间;已经过去了guòqù de shíjiān; yǐjīng guòqù le

    • 。

      He used to live here.

    • 。

      She worked abroad for a few years.

  8. 捌名noun

    before

    中时间上靠前的时候;之前shíjiān shàng kàoqián de shíhou; zhīqián

    • 。

      I had never seen such beautiful scenery before.

  9. 玖名noun

    forward

    中位置在某物体或某人的正面方向wèizhì zài mǒuwù tǐtǐ huò mǒurén de zhèngmiàn fāngxiàng

    • ,。

      Look ahead and don't look back.

  10. 拾名noun

    top (followed by a number)

    中最好的;最优秀的zuì hǎo de;zuì yōuxiù de

    • 。

      He ranked first.

    • 。

      Her grades rank in the top five of the entire class.

  11. 11名noun

    future

    中将要发生的时间;未来jiāng yào fāshēng de shíjiān;wèilái

    • 。

      The future lies ahead.

    • 。

      Young people should be full of hope for the future.

  12. 12名noun

    BC (e.g. 前293年)

    中公元以前的时间;年份之前的年代gōngyuán yǐiqián de shíjiān; niánfèn zhīqián de niándài

    • 293。

      This is the year 293 BCE.

    • 356。

      Alexander the Great was born in 356 BC.

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