前
Meaning
qián qian2
- front
- forward
- ahead
- first
- top (followed by a number)
- future
- ago
- before
- BC (e.g. 前293年)
- former
- formerly
Example sentences
- My dad died before I was born.
- My friends started the trip three days ago.
- The accident happened two hours ago.
- This dog was born two months ago.
HSK words with 前 · 24 of 49
- 前天qiántiānthe day before yesterday
- 前边qiánbianfront
- 以前yǐqiánbefore
- 面前miànqiánin front of
- 前年qiánniánthe year before last
- 目前mùqiánat the present time
- 前面qiánmiànahead
- 提前tíqiánto shift to an earlier date
- 前往qiánwǎngto leave for; to proceed towards; to go to
- 眼前yǎnqiánbefore one's eyes
- 前进qiánjìnto go forward
- 从前cóngqiánpreviously
- 前后qiánhòuaround
- 之前zhīqiánbefore
- 前途qiántúprospects
- 前头qiántouin front
- 向前xiàngqiánforward
- 前提qiántípremise
- 当前dāngqiánthe present time
- 前景qiánjǐngforeground
- 先前xiānqiánbefore; previously
- 跟前gēnqiánthe front (of)
- 年前niánqiánby the end of the year
- 前来qiánláito come (formal)