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HSK 6
前
qián
1.
front
2.
forward
3.
ahead
4.
first
5.
top (followed by a number)
6.
future
7.
ago
8.
before
9.
BC (e.g. [[前293年]])
10.
former
11.
formerly
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✏️ 9 strokes
Character Breakdown (Single character)
Compound Words (20)
上前
shàngqián
to advance
之前
zhīqián
before
事前
shìqián
in advance
以前
yǐqián
before
先前
xiānqián
before
前世
qiánshì
previous generations
前事
qiánshì
past events
前些
qiánxiē
a few (days, years etc) ago
前人
qiánrén
predecessor
前件
qiánjiàn
antecedent (logic)
前任
qiánrèn
predecessor
前来
qiánlái
to come (formal)
前例
qiánlì
precedent
前传
qiánchuán
forward pass (sport)
前传
qiánzhuàn
prequel
前倾
qiánqīng
to lean forward
前兆
qiánzhào
omen
前儿
qiánr
before
前冠
qiánguān
heading
前列
qiánliè
the very front
Example Sentences (4)
在工作的前几年，重要的是丰富自己的工作经验，学习与同事交流的方法，积累专业知识，这些比收入重要多了。
Zài gōngzuò de qián jǐ nián, zhòngyào de shì fēngfù zìjǐ de gōngzuò jīngyàn, xuéxí yǔ tóngshì jiāoliú de fāngfǎ, jīlěi zhuānyè zhīshi, zhèxiē bǐ shōurù zhòngyào duō le.
In the first few years of work, it is important to enrich your own work experience, learn ways to communicate with colleagues, and accumulate professional knowledge. These are much more important than income.
Text 5
每次下课前，我都会把下次学生需要带的东西写在黑板上，
Měi cì xià kè qián, wǒ dōu huì bǎ xià cì xuéshēng xūyào dài de dōngxi xiě zài hēibǎn shàng,
Before each class ends, I write on the blackboard the things students need to bring next time,
Text 4
Metadata
- Category
- Chinese
- HSK Character Level
- 1
- Character Frequency Rank
- 92
- Word Frequency Rank
- 263 of 84,292