Chinese Character 前 (cin4 | qian2 jian3) : in front; before

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前
cin4 qian2 jian3
[1] front; in front; forward; before [2] previous; former; preceding; past; of earlier times [3] future [4] [v] advance; proceed; progress; precede Stroke count: 9 Level: 1 Radical: 刀 (#18)
前
Don't confuse with: 箭
This character was last edited on 13th Apr 2008
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前日 cin4 jat6 qian2 ri4 = day before yesterday 之前 zi1 cin4 zhi1 qian2 = before; in front of 以前 ji5 cin4 yi3 qian2 = before; previously 從前 cung4 cin4 cong2 qian2 = once upon a time 向前 hoeng3 cin4 xiang4 qian2 = face forwards, ahead 前夕 cin4 zik6 qian2 xi1/4 (PRC/Taiwan) = eve; the night before 面前 min6 cin4 mian4 qian2 = directly in front 前面 cin4 min6 qian2 mian4 = in front 前天 cin4 tin1 qian2 tian1 = day before yesterday國前年 cin4 nin4*2/4 qian2 nian2 = year before last See all 130 compounds
Showing all 10 examples containing 前咪郁啦!!你喺到郁嚟郁去我睇唔到前面呀. 粵 edit Don't move!! I can't see the front when you keep moving. [the meaning of 咪郁 and 唔好郁 is the same basically, but the young people would like to say 咪郁 more than 唔好郁.] 聖誕之前剩番廿三日買嘢咋粵 edit There are only 23 shopping days left until Christmas. 聖誕節之前只剩下二十三天買禮物了！國 edit There are only 23 shopping days left until Christmas. 王先生要經廣州前往桂林。 edit Mr Wong wants to go to Guilin via Guangzhou. 月尾之前所有借讀嘅書籍必須歸還圖書館。粵 edit All books are to be returned to the library before the end of the month. 禁區前有落. 粵 edit (Please) let me off before the no standing zone. [said to minibus drivers] 佢噉嘅三板斧仲敢喺一哥面前自吹自擂? 粵 edit He is not capable but yet has the audacity to blow his trumpet before the master? 呢份工冇以前咁他條粵 edit This job is not as relaxed as the previous one. 咸豐年前嘅事你重攞嚟講粵 edit You are still bringing up things that happened so many years ago 危難中，"有子不需父上前"；搶險時，"上陣不離父子兵"。 edit A son would would protect his father and face the danger himself; but in times of emergency, both son and father would fight the battle together. Legend 國 : Written Chinese only 粵 : Spoken Cantonese only

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