前 置 qián zhì to place before / frontal / leading / pre- 家 jiā home / family / (polite) my (sister, uncle etc) / classifier for families or businesses / refers to the philosophical schools of pre-Han China / noun suffix for a specialist in some activity, such as a musician or revolutionary, corresponding to English -ist, -er, -ary or -ian / CL:個|个[ge4] 籀 zhòu (literary) seal script used throughout the pre-Han period / to recite / to read (aloud) 洛 阳 Luò yáng Luoyang prefecture-level city in Henan, an old capital from pre-Han times 司 马 Sī mǎ Minister of War (official title in pre-Han Chinese states) / two-character surname Sima 近 代 jìn dài the not-very-distant past / modern times, excluding recent decades / (in the context of Chinese history) the period from the Opium Wars until the May 4th Movement (mid-19th century to 1919) / capitalist times (pre-1949) 金 陵 Jīn líng pre-Han name for Nanjing / common place name 先 秦 xiān Qín pre-Qin, Chinese history up to the foundation of the Qin imperial dynasty in 221 BC 古 风 gǔ fēng old style / old custom / a pre-Tang Dynasty genre of poetry aka 古體詩|古体诗[gu3 ti3 shi1] 六 家 liù jiā Six schools of pre-Han philosophy, as analyzed by 司馬談|司马谈[Si1 ma3 Tan2] (儒家[Ru2 jia1], 道家[Dao4 jia1], 陰陽|阴阳[yin1 yang2], 法家[Fa3 jia1], 名家[Ming2 jia1], and 墨家[Mo4 jia1]) 回 纥 Huí hé Huihe, pre-Tang name of ethnic group corresponding to modern Uighur 大 篆 dà zhuàn the great seal / used narrowly for 籀文 / used broadly for many pre-Qin scripts 先 汉 xiān Hàn pre-Han / China before to 200 BC 籀 文 zhòu wén seal script used throughout the pre-Han period 籀 书 zhòu shū seal script used throughout the pre-Han period 预 配 yù pèi pre-allocated / prewired 古 音 gǔ yīn ancient (esp. pre-Qin) pronunciation of a Chinese character / classical speech sounds 储 值 chǔ zhí (Tw) to put money into (a stored-value card or pre-paid phone account) / to top up 艋 舺 Měng jiǎ Mengjia (also written Monga, Monka or Bangka), the pre-Japanese-era name for Wanhua 萬華|万华[Wan4 hua2], the oldest district of Taipei 隔 离 霜 gé lí shuāng pre-makeup cream / makeup base / foundation primer 法 学 家 fǎ xué jiā jurist / member of the pre-Han legalist school 早 产 儿 zǎo chǎn r pre-term baby / premature baby 洛 阳 市 Luò yáng shì Luoyang prefecture-level city in Henan, an old capital from pre-Han times 元 古 宙 Yuán gǔ zhòu pre-Cambrian (geological eon 2500-645m) 句 骊 河 Jù lí Hé pre-Han name of Liao River 遼河|辽河[Liao2 He2] 震 旦 纪 zhèn dàn jì Sinian (c. 800-542 million years ago), late phase of pre-Cambrian geological era 古 体 诗 gǔ tǐ shī a pre-Tang Dynasty genre of poetry, relatively free in form, usually having four, five, six or seven characters per line 预 分 选 pre-sorting 预 分 类 pre-sorting 销 售 前 xiāo shòu qián pre-marketing 预 储 点 pre-stock point 启 程 前 pre-departure 幼 儿 教 育 pre-primary education 富 国 强 兵 fù guó qiáng bīng lit. rich country, strong army (idiom) / slogan of legalist philosophers in pre-Han times / Make the country wealthy and the military powerful, slogan of modernizers in Qing China and Meiji Japan (Japanese pronunciation: Fukoku kyōhei) 前 寒 武 纪 qián hán wǔ jì pre-Cambrian, geological period before c. 540m years ago 埃 迪 卡 拉 Aī dí kǎ lā Ediacaran (c. 635-542 million years ago), late phase of pre-Cambrian geological era 子 癫 前 症 zǐ diān qián zhèng pre-eclampsia, toxaemia of pregnancy (medicine) 洋 场 恶 少 yáng chǎng è shào city infested with foreign adventurers (esp. of Shanghai in pre-Liberation China) (idiom) 特 提 斯 海 Tè tí sī Hǎi Tethys (pre-Cambrian ocean) 艾 迪 卡 拉 Aì dí kǎ lā Ediacaran (c. 635-542 million years ago), late phase of pre-Cambrian geological era / also written 埃迪卡拉[Ai1 di2 ka3 la1] 预 选 程 序 yù xuǎn chéng xù pre-screening process 种 质 强 化 germplasm enhancement / pre-breeding 保 外 候 审 bǎo wài hòu shěn pre-trial release / release pending trial / provisional release from custody 临 时 释 放 lín shí shì fàng pre-trial release / release pending trial / provisional release from custody 审 前 羁 押 shěn qián jī yā pre-trial detention / preventive detention 根 除 前 期 gēn chú qián qī pre-eradication 前 期 谈 判 qián qī tán pàn pre-negotiation 预 审 分 庭 Pre-Trial Chamber 事 先 编 制 shì xiān biān zhì pre-programming 会 前 文 件 pre-sessional documentation 国 内 训 练 guó nèi xùn liàn pre-deployment training / in-country training 婚 前 体 检 pre-marital examination 行 前 讲 座 pre-departure seminar 决 定 点 前 pre-decision point 审 前 命 令 pre-trial order 预 定 射 击 pre-arranged fire 完 成 点 前 pre-completion point 灾 前 活 动 pre-disaster activities 预 选 问 题 pre-screening question 审 前 会 议 pre-trial conference / pre-trial hearing 职 前 训 练 pre-vocational training 预 付 计 划 pre-payment scheme 既 有 疾 病 pre-existing condition 事 先 核 准 pre-certification 婚 前 性 行 为 hūn qián xìng xíng wèi pre-marital sex 前 词 汇 加 工 qián cí huì jiā gōng pre-lexical access 前 词 汇 阶 段 qián cí huì jiē duàn pre-lexical stage 赫 拉 克 利 特 Hè lā kè lì tè Heraclitus (535-475 BC), pre-Socratic philosopher 埃 迪 卡 拉 纪 Aī dí kǎ lā jì Ediacaran period (c. 635-542 million years ago), late phase of pre-Cambrian geological era 宫 商 角 徵 羽 gōng shāng jué zhǐ yǔ pre-Tang names of the five notes of the pentatonic scale, corresponding roughly to do, re, mi, sol, la 恩 培 多 克 勒 En1 péi duō kè lēi Empedocles (490-430 BC), Greek Sicilian pre-Socratic philosopher 预 装 注 射 器 yù zhuāng zhù shè qì pre-filled device 退 休 前 讲 座 tuì xiū qián jiǎng zuò pre-retirement programme 加 入 前 战 略 jiā rù qián zhàn lu:è pre-accession strategy 芽 前 除 草 剂 yá qián chú cǎo jì pre-emergence herbicide 项 目 前 活 动 xiàng mù qián huó dòng pre-project activities 装 运 前 检 验 zhuāng yùn qián jiǎn yàn pre-shipment inspection 出 口 前 通 知 chū kǒu qián tòng zhī pre-export notification 部 署 前 视 察 bù shǔ qián shì chá pre-deployment visit 投 资 前 活 动 tóu zī qián huó dòng pre-investment activities 会 前 工 作 组 pre-sessional working group 手 术 前 输 液 pre-operative hydration 部 署 前 训 练 bù shǔ qián xùn liàn pre-deployment training / in-country training 技 术 调 查 组 technical survey team / pre-mission technical survey team / mission survey team / assesment team 育 龄 前 女 孩 pre-reproductive-age girl 释 放 前 制 度 pre-release régime 待 审 拘 留 犯 pre-trial detainee 任 务 前 训 练 pre-mission training 任 职 前 训 练 pre-service training 抵 达 前 资 料 袋 dǐ dá qián zī liào dài pre-arrival information kit 部 署 前 训 练 课 bù shǔ qián xùn liàn kè pre-deployment course 预 先 筛 选 过 程 yù xiān shāi xuǎn guò chéng pre-screening process 先 发 制 人 打 击 pre-emptive strike 溢 漏 应 急 规 划 pre-spill planning 审 前 诉 讼 要 点 pre-trial brief 前 词 汇 语 音 加 工 qián cí huì yǔ yīn jiā gōng pre-lexical phonological processing 植 入 前 基 因 诊 断 zhí rù qián jī yīn zhěn duàn pre-implantation genetic diagnosis 先 发 制 人 的 战 争 pre-emptive war 投 资 前 循 环 基 金 tóu zī qián xún huán jī jīn pre-investment revolving fund 先 发 制 人 的 打 击 hot pre-emption 候 选 人 预 选 名 册 hòu xuǎn rén yù xuǎn míng cè pre-screened roster 判 决 前 调 查 报 告 pre-sentence report 犯 罪 前 少 年 司 法 pre-delinquency juvenile justice 投 资 前 可 行 性 研 究 pre-investment feasibility study 进 驻 营 地 前 的 工 作 pre-cantonment 部 署 前 提 高 认 识 培 训 pre-deployment awareness training 制 宪 大 会 前 全 党 会 议 All Party Pre-constituent Assembly Conference 灾 前 规 划 和 准 备 工 作 pre-disaster planning and preparedness 反 措 施 前 解 决 争 端 义 务 pre-countermeasures dispute settlement obligations 初 步 可 行 性 研 究 阶 段 ? pre-feasibility phase 确 定 任 务 前 的 承 付 授 权 pre-mandate commitment authority 计 算 机 辅 助 乘 客 预 检 系 统 jì suàn jī fǔ zhù shèng kè yù jiǎn xì tǒng Computer Assisted Passenger Pre-Screening System 探 测 和 投 资 前 调 查 能 源 基 金 Energy Fund for Exploration and Pre-Investment Surveys 拉 丁 美 洲 一 体 化 投 资 前 基 金 Pre-investment Fund for Latin American Integration 导 弹 发 射 前 和 发 射 后 通 知 制 度 Pre- and Post-Missile Launch Notification System 生 物 恐 怖 主 义 事 件 预 桉 响 应 指 南 Bioterrorism Incident Pre-Planning and Response Guide 项 目 概 况 筛 选 和 初 步 评 价 信 息 系 统 Project Profile Screening and Pre-Appraisal Information System 过 渡 之 前 和 过 渡 时 期 财 富 分 享 协 定 Agreement on Wealth Sharing during the Pre-Interim and Interim Period