qián

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前 (qián) is a Chinese word meaning “front; forward; ahead”.

Meanings

  1. 1front
  2. 2forward
  3. 3ahead
  4. 4first
  5. 5top (followed by a number)
  6. 6future
  7. 7ago
  8. 8before
  9. 9BC (e.g. 前293年)
  10. 10former
  11. 11formerly
Part of speech
noun

Related words

之前before以前before面前in front of目前at the present time前面ahead前进to go forward眼前before one's eyes提前to shift to an earlier date前往to leave for; to proceed towards; to go to前妻ex-wife前途prospects向前forward

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