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前 qián front / forward / ahead / first / top (followed by a number) / future / ago / before / BC (e.g. 前293年) / former / formerly
Results beginning with 前
前面 qián miàn ahead / in front / preceding / above / also pr. [qian2 mian5]
前往 qián wǎng to leave for / to proceed towards / to go
前来 qián lái to come (formal) / before / previously
前后 qián hòu around / from beginning to end / all around / front and rear
前进 qián jìn to go forward / to forge ahead / to advance / onward
前景 qián jǐng foreground / vista / (future) prospects / perspective
前提 qián tí premise / precondition / prerequisite
前期 qián qī preceding period / early stage
前方 qián fāng ahead / the front
前辈 qián bèi senior / older generation / precursor
前途 qián tú prospects / future outlook / journey
前者 qián zhě the former
前锋 qián fēng vanguard / front line / a forward (sports)
前沿 qián yán front-line / forward position / outpost / extending ahead / frontier (of science, technology etc)
前线 qián xiàn front line / military front / workface / cutting edge
前天 qián tiān the day before yesterday
前世 qián shì previous generations / previous incarnation (Buddhism)
前卫 qián wèi advanced guard / vanguard / avant-garde / forward (soccer position)
前行 qián xíng (literary) to go forward
前台 qián tái stage / proscenium / foreground in politics etc (sometimes derog.) / front desk / reception desk / (computing) front-end / foreground
前夕 qián xī eve / the day before
前列 qián liè the very front
前言 qián yán preface / forward / introduction
前端 qián duān front / front end / forward part of sth
前段 qián duàn front part (of an object) / first part (of an event) / previous paragraph
前身 qián shēn forerunner / predecessor / precursor / previous incarnation (Buddhism) / jacket front
前程 qián chéng future (career etc) prospects
前任 qián rèn predecessor / ex- / former / ex (spouse etc)
前瞻 qián zhān forward-looking / prescient / foresight / forethought / outlook
前日 qián rì day before yesterday
前头 qián tou in front / at the head / ahead / above
前人 qián rén predecessor / forebears / the person facing you
前妻 qián qī ex-wife / late wife
前置 qián zhì to place before / frontal / leading / pre-
前传 qián chuán forward pass (sport)
前传 qián zhuàn prequel
前年 qián nián the year before last
前些 qián xiē a few (days, years etc) ago
前边 qián bian front / the front side / in front of
前奏 qián zòu prelude / presage
前门 qián mén front door / main entrance / honest and upright approach (as opposed to 後門|后门, back-door or under the counter)
前夜 qián yè the eve / the night before
前胸 qián xiōng human chest / breast
前生 qián shēng previous life / previous incarnation
前夫 qián fū former husband
前额 qián é forehead
前述 qián shù aforestated / stated above / the preceding statement
前轮 qián lún front wheel
前缀 qián zhuì prefix (linguistics)
前倾 qián qīng to lean forward
前部 qián bù front part / front section
前厅 qián tīng anteroom / vestibule / lobby (of a hotel etc)
前脚 qián jiǎo one moment ..., (the next ...) / leading foot (in walking)
前兆 qián zhào omen / prior indication / first sign
前尘 qián chén the past / impurity contracted previously (in the sentient world) (Buddhism)
前嫌 qián xián former hatred / bygone enmity
前因 qián yīn antecedents
前朝 qián cháo the previous dynasty
前院 qián yuàn front courtyard / front yard
前驱 qián qū precursor / pioneer
前科 qián kē criminal record / previous convictions
前臂 qián bì forearm
前庭 qián tíng front courtyard / vestibule
前腿 qián tuǐ forelegs
前导 qián dǎo to precede / to guide
前茅 qián máo forward patrol (military) (old) / (fig.) the top ranks
前哨 qián shào outpost / (fig.) front line
前事 qián shì past events / antecedent / what has happened
前肢 qián zhī forelimb / foreleg
前例 qián lì precedent
前灯 qián dēng headlight
前敌 qián dí front line (military)
前秦 Qián Qín Former Qin of the Sixteen Kingdoms (351-395)
前桥 Qián qiáo Maebashi (surname or place name)
前重  front-loading (n)
前摆 qián bǎi last time
前滨 qián bīn foreshore
前舱 qián cāng fore hold (on ship) / bow cabin
前叉 qián chā fork (bicycle component)
前翅 qián chì front wing (of insect)
前辍 qián chuò prefix
前此 qián cǐ before today
前调 qián diào (perfumery) top note
前冠 qián guān heading / prefix
前汉 Qián Hàn Former Han dynasty (206 BC-8 AD), also called 西漢|西汉[Xi1 Han4], Western Han dynasty
前件 qián jiàn antecedent (logic)
前揭 qián jiē (the item) named above / aforementioned / cited above / op. cit.
前金 Qián jīn Qianjin or Chienchin district of Kaohsiung city 高雄市[Gao1 xiong2 shi4], south Taiwan
前廊 qián láng front porch
前凉 Qián Liáng Former Liang, one of the Sixteen Kingdoms (314-376)
前排 qián pái front row
前情 qián qíng former love / former circumstances
前儿 qián r before / day before yesterday
前晌 qián shǎng (dialect) morning / forenoon
前视 qián shì foresight
前体 qián tǐ precursor
前田 Qián tián Maeda (Japanese surname)
前托 qián tuō fore stock / stock
前桅 qián wéi foremast
前胃 qián wèi proventriculus / forestomach
前戏 qián xì foreplay
前咽 qián yān prepharynx (biology)
前燕 Qián Yān Former Yan of the Sixteen Kingdoms (337-370)
前赵 Qián Zhào Former Zhao of the Sixteen Kingdoms (304-329)
前镇 Qián zhèn Qianzhen or Chienchen district of Kaohsiung city 高雄市[Gao1 xiong2 shi4], south Taiwan
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前几天 qián jǐ tiān a few days ago / a few days before / the past few days / the previous few days
前列腺 qián liè xiàn prostate
前不久 qián bù jiǔ not long ago / not long before
前一天 qián yī tiān the day before (an event)
前苏联 qián Sū lián former Soviet Union
前总统 qián zǒng tǒng former president
前瞻性 qián zhān xìng farsightedness / perspicacity / prescience / forward-looking
前总理 qián zǒng lǐ former prime minister
前大灯 qián dà dēng headlight
前三甲 qián sān jiǎ top three
前首相 qián shǒu xiàng former prime minister
前哨战 qián shào zhàn skirmish
前半夜 qián bàn yè first half of the night (from nightfall to midnight)
前生苗  advance regeneration / advance growth
前半晌 qián bàn shǎng morning / a.m. / first half of the day
前半生 qián bàn shēng first half of one's life
前半天 qián bàn tiān morning / a.m. / first half of the day
前边儿 qián bian r erhua variant of 前邊|前边[qian2 bian5]
前鼻音 qián bí yīn alveolar nasal / consonant n produced in the nose with the tongue against the alveolar ridge
前车主 qián chē zhǔ previous owner (of a car for sale)
前齿龈 qián chǐ yín alveolar / front part of the alveolar ridge
前房角 qián fáng jiǎo anterior chamber (the front chamber of the eye)
前郭县 Qián guō xiàn Qian Gorlos Mongol autonomous county in Songyuan 松原, Jilin
前郭镇 Qián guō zhèn Qian Gorlos township, capital of Qian Gorlos Mongol autonomous county 前郭爾羅斯蒙古族自治縣|前郭尔罗斯蒙古族自治县, Songyuan, Jilin
前汉书 Qián Hàn shū History of the Former Han Dynasty, second of the 24 dynastic histories 二十四史[Er4 shi2 si4 Shi3], composed by Ban Gu 班固[Ban1 Gu4] in 82 during Eastern Han (later Han), 100 scrolls
前后文 qián hòu wén context / the surrounding words / same as 上下文
前甲板 qián jiǎ bǎn forward deck (of a boat)
前进党 qián jìn dǎng Kadima party / Kadima
前进区 Qián jìn qū Qianjin district of Kiamusze or Jiamusi city 佳木斯[Jia1 mu4 si1], Heilongjiang
前金区 Qián jīn qū Qianjin or Chienchin district of Kaohsiung city 高雄市[Gao1 xiong2 shi4], south Taiwan
前臼齿 qián jiù chǐ premolar tooth (immediately behind canine teeth in some mammals)
前锯肌 qián jù jī serratus anterior muscle (upper sides of the chest)
前空翻 qián kōng fān forward somersault / front flip
前掠翼 qián lu:è yì swept-forward wing (on jet fighter)
前磨齿 qián mó chǐ premolar tooth
前庭窗 qián tíng chuāng fenestra vestibuli (of inner ear)
前意识 qián yì shí preconscious / preconsciousness
前一向 qián yī xiàng lately / in the recent past
前照灯 qián zhào dēng (vehicle) headlight
前镇区 Qián zhèn qū Qianzhen or Chienchen district of Kaohsiung city 高雄市[Gao1 xiong2 shi4], south Taiwan
前置词 qián zhì cí preposition
前奏曲 qián zòu qǔ prelude (music)
前病毒DNA  proviral DNA
前所未有 qián suǒ wèi yǒu unprecedented
前列腺炎 qián liè xiàn yán prostatitis
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目前 mù qián at the present time / currently
当前 dāng qián current / today's / modern / present / to be facing (us)
以前 yǐ qián before / formerly / previous / ago
之前 zhī qián before / prior to / ago / previously / beforehand
面前 miàn qián in front of / facing / (in the) presence (of)
眼前 yǎn qián before one's eyes / now / at present
提前 tí qián to shift to an earlier date / to do sth ahead of time / in advance
日前 rì qián the other day / a few days ago
向前 xiàng qián forward / onward
从前 cóng qián previously / formerly / once upon a time
此前 cǐ qián before this / before then / previously
上前 shàng qián to advance / to step forward
门前 mén qián in front of the door
胸前 xiōng qián (on the) chest / bosom
年前 nián qián before the end of the year / before the new year
先前 xiān qián before / previously
往前 wǎng qián to move forwards
在前 zài qián ahead / formerly / in the past
空前 kōng qián unprecedented
生前 shēng qián (of a deceased) during one's life / while living
跟前 gēn qian (of children, parents etc) at one's side / living with one
跟前 gēn qián the front (of) / (in) front / (in) sb's presence / just before (a date)
婚前 hūn qián premarital / prenuptial
超前 chāo qián to be ahead of one's time / to surpass or outdo one's predecessors / to be ahead of the pack / to take the lead / advanced
事前 shì qián in advance / before the event
早前 zǎo qián previously
税前 shuì qián pretax / before taxes
近前 jìn qián to come close / to get near to / front
史前 shǐ qián prehistory
朝前 cháo qián facing forwards
产前 chǎn qián prenatal / antenatal
午前 wǔ qián morning / a.m.
支前 zhī qián to support the front (military)
弧前  forearc / frontal arc / sedimentary arc
旧前 jiù qián in the past / formerly
台前 Tái qián front of the stage
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不久前 bù jiǔ qián not long ago
公元前 gōng yuán qián BCE (before the Common Era) / BC (before Christ)
四年前 sì nián qián four years previously
学前班 xué qián bān preschool
大前提 dà qián tí major premise
马前卒 mǎ qián zú lackey / errand boy / lit. runner before a carriage
大前天 dà qián tiān three days ago
车前草 chē qián cǎo plantain herb (Plantago asiatica)
打前站 dǎ qián zhàn to set out in advance to make arrangements (board, lodging etc) / (military) to dispatch an advance party
在眼前 zài yǎn qián now / at the present
使前重  front-load (v)
启程前  pre-departure
餐前酒 cān qián jiǔ aperitif
车前灯 chē qián dēng headlight
到目前 dào mù qián up until now / to date
大前年 dà qián nián three years ago
纪元前 jì yuán qián before the common era (BC)
欧车前 ōu chē qián psyllium (genus Plantago)
千年前 qiān nián qián a thousand years ago
史前人 shǐ qián rén prehistoric man
台前县 Tái qián xiàn Taiqian county in Puyang 濮陽|濮阳[Pu2 yang2], Henan
天前配 tiān qián pèi soul mates / before heaven match
头向前 tóu xiàng qián headlong
万年前 wàn nián qián ten thousand years ago
销售前 xiāo shòu qián pre-marketing
西元前 xī yuán qián BCE (before the Common Era) / BC (before Christ)
旋前肌 xuán qián jī pronator teres muscle (below the elbow)
右前卫 yòu qián wèi right forward (soccer position)
站前区 Zhàn qián qū Zhanqian district of Yingkou City 營口市|营口市, Liaoning
中前卫 zhōng qián wèi center forward (soccer position)
左前卫 zuǒ qián wèi left forward (soccer position)
名列前茅 míng liè qián máo to rank among the best
勇往直前 yǒng wǎng zhí qián to advance bravely
史无前例 shǐ wú qián lì unprecedented in history
学前教育 xué qián jiào yù preschool education / early childhood education
停滞不前 tíng zhì bù qián stuck and not moving forward (idiom) / stagnant / in a rut / at a standstill
空前绝后 kōng qián jué hòu unprecedented and never to be duplicated / the first and the last / unmatched / unique
一往无前 yī wǎng wú qián to advance courageously (idiom) / to press forward
提前退休 tí qián tuì xiū early retirement
承前启后 chéng qián qǐ hòu to follow the past and herald the future (idiom) / part of a historical transition / forming a bridge between earlier and later stages
瞻前顾后 zhān qián gù hòu to look forward and back / to consider prudently / overcautious
裹足不前 guǒ zú bù qián to stand still without advancing (idiom) / to hesitate and hold back
痛改前非 tòng gǎi qián fēi completely correcting one's former misdeeds (idiom) / to repent past mistakes and turn over a new leaf / a reformed character
各奔前程 gè bèn qián chéng each goes his own way (idiom) / each person has his own life to lead
马失前蹄 mǎ shī qián tí lit. the horse loses its front hooves / fig. sudden failure through miscalculation or inattentiveness
惩前毖后 chéng qián bì hòu lit. to punish those before to prevent those after (idiom) / to criticize former mistakes firmly to prevent them happening again
鞍前马后 ān qián mǎ hòu to follow everywhere / to always be there for sb at their beck and call
巴前算后 bā qián suàn hòu thinking and pondering (idiom) / to turn sth over in one's mind / to consider repeatedly
跋前踬后 bá qián zhì hòu to trip forwards or stumble back (idiom, from Book of Songs) / can't get anything right
不顾前后 bù gù qián hòu regardless of what's before or after (idiom) / rushing blindly into sth
大敌当前 dà dí dāng qián facing a powerful enemy (idiom) / fig. confronting grave difficulties / Enemy at the Gates, 1991 movie by Jean-Jacques Annaud
光前裕后 guāng qián yù hòu to bring honor to one's ancestors and benefit future generations (idiom)
花前月下 huā qián yuè xià see 月下花前[yue4 xia4 hua1 qian2]
锦绣前程 jǐn xiù qián chéng bright future / bright prospects
思前想后 sī qián xiǎng hòu to consider past cause and future effect (idiom) / to think over the past and future / to ponder over reasons and connection
畏缩不前 wèi suō bù qián to shrink back in fear (idiom) / too cowardly to advance
月下花前 yuè xià huā qián lit. amidst the flowers under the moonlight (idiom) / fig. romantic surroundings
呼叫前转  call forward
会前文件  pre-sessional documentation
提前给付  accelerated death benefit
弧前盆地  forearc basin
提前种植  advance planting
婚前体检  pre-marital examination
产前药瘾  prenatal substance addiction
产前诊所  prenatal clinic
任前体检  entry medical examination
行前讲座  pre-departure seminar
决定点前  pre-decision point
事前从犯  accessory before the fact
服从前例  stare decisis
遵照前例  stare decisis
审前命令  pre-trial order
期前更新  advance regeneration / advance growth
提前年假  advance annual leave
完成点前  pre-completion point
灾前活动  pre-disaster activities
审前会议  pre-trial conference / pre-trial hearing
主要前体  key precursor / key precursor chemical
职前训练  pre-vocational training
提前病假  advance sick leave
彼得前书 Bǐ dé qián shū First Epistle of Peter (in New Testament)
病前诊断 bìng qián zhěn duàn donozology
冰释前嫌 bīng shì qián xián to forget previous differences / to bury the hatchet
财务前景 cái wù qián jǐng financial outlook
产前护理 chǎn qián hù lǐ prenatal care / antenatal care
产前检查 chǎn qián jiǎn chá prenatal examination / antenatal examination
产前诊断 chǎn qián zhěn duàn prenatal diagnosis
超前瞄准 chāo qián miáo zhǔn to aim in front of a moving target
超前消费 chāo qián xiāo fèi excessive consumption / overspending on luxuries
超前意识 chāo qián yì shí foresight
踟蹰不前 chí chú bu qián hesitant to take action
踌躇不前 chóu chú bù qián to hesitate to move forward / to hesitate / to hold back
此时以前 cǐ shí yǐ qián heretofore
二元前体 èr yuán qián tǐ binary precursor
根除前期 gēn chú qián qī pre-eradication
公共前厅 gōng gòng qián tīng public lobby
经济前途 jīng jì qián tú economic future / economic outlook
尽释前嫌 jìn shì qián xián to forget former enmity (idiom)
近在眼前 jìn zài yǎn qián right under one's nose / right in front of one's eyes / close at hand / imminent
开始以前 kāi shǐ yǐ qián before the beginning (of sth)
科右前旗 Kē yòu qián qí Horqin right front banner, Mongolian Khorchin Baruun Garyn Ömnöd khoshuu, in Hinggan league 興安盟|兴安盟[Xing1 an1 meng2], east Inner Mongolia
目前世界 mù qián shì jiè modern world
蹒跚不前 pán shān bù qián to falter / to stall
匍匐前进 pú fú qián jìn to crawl forward
逡巡不前 qūn xún bù qián to hesitate to move forward / to balk / to jib
蠕动前进 rú dòng qián jìn wriggle
舌尖前音 shé jiān qián yīn alveolar / consonants z, c, s produced with the tip of the tongue on the alveolar ridge
圣诞前夕 Shèng dàn qián xī Christmas eve
盛况空前 shèng kuàng kōng qián a magnificent and unprecedented event (idiom)
生前预嘱 shēng qián yù zhǔ living will
审前羁押 shěn qián jī yā pre-trial detention / preventive detention
史前石桌 shǐ qián shí zhuō menhir / prehistoric stone table
踏步不前 tà bù bù qián to be at a standstill / to mark time
提前起爆 tí qián qǐ bào "fizzle" (atomic bomb misfire) / preinitiation
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