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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
Very Common • Top 0% ✏️ 9 strokes

Character Breakdown (Single character)

前
qián
in front, forward; former, preceding
HSK 1 9 丶

Compound Words (20)

前景
qiánjǐng
foreground
HSK 6
前燕
QiánYān
Former Yan of the Sixteen Kingdoms (337-370)
前敌
qiándí
front line (military)
前晌
qiánshǎng
(dialect) morning
前沿
qiányán
front-line
前灯
qiándēng
headlight
前嫌
qiánxián
former hatred
前摆
qiánbǎi
last time
前日
qiánrì
day before yesterday
前导
qiándǎo
to precede
前桅
qiánwéi
foremast
前段
qiánduàn
first part
前戏
qiánxì
foreplay
前汉
QiánHàn
Former Han Dynasty (206 BC-8 AD), also called [[西漢|西汉<XīHàn>]], Western Han Dynasty
前奏
qiánzòu
prelude
上前
shàngqián
to advance
事前
shìqián
in advance
前揭
qiánjiē
(the item) named above
前年
qiánnián
the year before last
前方
qiánfāng
ahead

Example Sentences (3)

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
那个已经是她的前男友了。
Nàge yǐjīng shì tā de qián nányǒu le.
He's already her ex-boyfriend.
Text 3
星期五前能回家吗？
Xīngqīwǔ qián néng huí jiā ma?
Can I go home before Friday?
Text 3

Metadata

Category
Chinese
HSK Character Level
1
Character Frequency Rank
92
Word Frequency Rank
263 of 84,292