"Preceding" • Chinese-English Dictionary

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前面	qián miàn	ahead / in front / preceding / above / also pr. [qian2 mian5]
弁	biàn	(old) cap (garment) / military officer of low rank (in former times) / preceding
攃	sà	preceding
上一页	shàng yī yè	preceding page
前期	qián qī	preceding period / early stage
了	le	(completed action marker) / (modal particle indicating change of state, situation now) / (modal particle intensifying preceding clause)
前述	qián shù	aforestated / stated above / the preceding statement
地	de	-ly / structural particle: used before a verb or adjective, linking it to preceding modifying adverbial adjunct
上文	shàng wén	preceding part of the text
其	qí	his / her / its / their / that / such / it (refers to sth preceding it)
头家	tóu jiā	organizer of a gambling party who takes a cut of the winnings / banker (gambling) / preceding player (in a game) / (dialect) boss / proprietor
呢	ne	particle indicating that a previously asked question is to be applied to the preceding word ("What about ...?", "And ...?") / particle for inquiring about location ("Where is ...?") / particle signaling a pause, to emphasize the preceding words and allow the listener time to take them on board ("ok?", "are you with me?") / (at the end of a declarative sentence) particle indicating continuation of a state or action / particle indicating strong affirmation
上家	shàng jiā	preceding player (in a game)