Phonetic Reading of the Character '前'



Animated Stroke Order of 前:



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Stroke Sequence of the Character '前'



Radical:刂     Strokes:9



Pinyin & Definition:

qiánbefore/in front/ago/former/previous/earlier/front/prefixed word denoting respect (polite 美称); foremost; premier


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Words with Chinese Character 前:
front
forward
ahead
前…后…indicating one thing behind another, or one action after another
前一天the day before (an event)
前一阵In recent days
前不久not long ago
not long before
前世previous generations
previous incarnation (Buddhism)
前世姻缘a marriage predestined in a former life (idiom)
前事past events
antecedent
what has happened
前事不忘,后事之师don't forget past events, they can guide you in future (idiom); benefit from past experience
前些天a few days ago
前人predecessor
forebears
the person facing you
前人开路后人行One generation opens the road upon which another generation travels.
前人栽树后人乘凉to profit from the labor of one's forefathers
前人栽树,后人乘凉to enjoy the benefits of the hard work of one's predecessors. (idiom)
前仆后继one falls, the next follows (idiom); stepping into the breach to replace fallen comrades
advancing wave upon wave
前仇past animosity
前仰后合to sway to and fro
to rock back and forth
前件antecedent (logic)
前任predecessor
ex-
former
前任总理 ex-Prime Minister