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Collins Chinese-English Dictionary

前 [qián]

1. adjective [正面的] front

前门

front door
2. adjective [指次序] first

前几名

the front-runners
3. adjective [从前的] former

前市长

the former mayor

前夫

ex-husband
4. adjective [未来的] future
5. verb advance

勇往直前

take the bull by the horns

Comprehensive Chinese-English Dictionary

前 [qián]

1. noun front

前院

front courtyard

楼前

in front of the building

将军胸前戴着所有的勋章。

The general was wearing all his medals on his chest.
2. noun forward; ahead

朝前走

go straight ahead

往前看

look forward
3. noun ago; before

这个故事发生在五百年前。

The story took place 500 years ago.

晚饭前

before supper
4. noun first

这次比赛的前三名

the first three places in this competition

前五排

the first five rows
5. adjective preceding

前一阶段

the preceding stage

前资本主义

precapitalism
6. adjective former; formerly

前校长

former principal (of a school)
7. adjective future

前程

future; prospect

Contemporary Standard Chinese Dictionary

前 [qián]

1. 动朝面对的方向走

勇往直前

停滞不前。
2. 名人面对的方向；房屋、物体正面所对的方向

往前走

房前屋后。
3. 名过去的或较早的时间

前所未有

前无古人

公元前

生前。
4. 形从前的

前妻

前国家教委。
5. 形某种事物产生之前的

前石器时代

前科学。
6. 名 [口] 前天

他是前儿来的。
7. 名未来；将来

不要总留恋过去，要向前看

前程

前景。
8. 形次序在先的

前半年

只录取前十名。
9. 义⑥常儿化。

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Examples

几年前我曾见过她一面。: I met her once several years ago.
开会前请抽时间把文件看一下。: Try and find time to read the document before the meeting.
这事出在三十年前。: It happened thirty years ago.
出道前她也拍过电视剧。: She played some parts in TV shows before she became known (as a film star, etc.).
部队于拂晓前出发。: The troops set out before dawn.
咱们村跟从前大不一样了。: Our village is very different from what it was before.
向内(前)翻腾两周半: backward (forward) tuck dive with two-and-a-half somersaults
某些动物烦躁不安可能是地震临震前的预兆。: Agitated activity by certain animals may be a sign of an impending earthquake.
几年前犯忌的话题，我们现在可以谈论了。: Now we can discuss topics that would have been taboo a few years ago.
他的模样还和十年前相仿佛。: He looks about the same as he did ten years ago.; 756 more results

Character Decomposition

	+	[yuè]	+	刂 [dāo]

Stroke Order

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