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[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)
This character is used in both Cantonese and Mandarin/Standard written Chinese. |
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Don't confuse with: 箭 |
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This word has been viewed 25518 times since 30th Oct 2012, was added by sheik on 18th Mar 2007 21:22 and last edited on 12th Jul 2009 07:33 |
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前日
cin4 jat6 = day before yesterday
之前
zi1 cin4 = before; in front of
以前
ji5 cin4 = before; previously
從前
cung4 cin4 = once upon a time, before, formerly, in the past
向前
hoeng3 cin4 = face forwards, ahead
前夕
cin4 zik6 = eve; the night before
面前
min6 cin4 = directly in front
前面
cin4 min6 = in front
前天
cin4 tin1 = day before yesterday 國
前年
cin4 nin4*2/4 = year before lastSee all 167 compounds (CantoDict reports 172 compounds in total, but some may be Common Formations) |
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Showing 10 of 30 examples containing 前
咪郁啦!!你喺到郁嚟郁去我睇唔到前面呀。 粵
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.]
中國而家開放過以前 粵
China is now more open. [Lit. China now open [in the sense of trade and culture] surpass before.]
前日有人搶佢件衫 粵
The day before yesterday, someone stole his shirt. [Lit. day-before-yesterday, have person steal he [counter] shirt.]
佢喺個帳篷前面等緊朋友 粵
He's in front of a tent, waiting for his friend. [Lit. He at [counter] camping-tent front-face waiting friend] Legend 國 : This term is used in Mandarin/Standard written Chinese, not Cantonese. 粵 : This term is used in Cantonese, not Mandarin/Standard written Chinese. No icon: This term is used in both Cantonese and Mandarin/Standard written Chinese. |
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Unicode code for this character: U+524D (off-site link)
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Decimal representation of this word: 前
Unicode code for this character: U+524D (off-site link)
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