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Found 172 word entries for "前"
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WordjyutpingpinyinMeaning
desc 前日 cin4 jat6 qian2 ri4   day before yesterday
desc 之前 zi1 cin4 zhi1 qian2   before; in front of
desc 以前 ji5 cin4 yi3 qian2   before; previously
desc 從前 cung4 cin4 cong2 qian2   once upon a time, before, formerly, in the past
desc 向前 hoeng3 cin4 xiang4 qian2   face forwards, ahead
desc 前夕 cin4 zik6 qian2 xi1/4 (PRC/Taiwan)   eve; the night before
desc 面前 min6 cin4 mian4 qian2   directly in front
desc 前面 cin4 min6 qian2 mian4   in front
desc 前天 cin4 tin1 qian2 tian1 國   day before yesterday
desc 前年 cin4 nin4*2/4 qian2 nian2   year before last
desc 前便 cin4 bin6 粵   in front
desc 前夜 cin4 je6   eve; the night before
desc 前往 cin4 wong5 qian2 wang3   to go to; to leave for; to proceed towards
desc 前後 cin4 hau6 qian2 hou4   around (a certain time); about (a certain time); from start to finish; from beginning to end
desc 前期 cin4 kei4 qian2 qi1   earlier stage
desc 目前 muk6 cin4 mu4 qian2   presently; at the present; now
desc 日前 jat6 cin4 ri4 qian2   the other day, a couple of days ago
desc 前一 cin4 jat1   before, preceding
desc 年前 nin4 cin4 nian2 qian2   ...years ago
desc 事前 si6 cin4   beforehand, in advance
desc 四年前 sei3 nin4 cin4 si4 nian2 qian2   four years previously
desc 前排 cin4 paai4 qian2 pai2   front row
desc 前進 cin4 zeon3 qian2 jin4   to go forward; to forge ahead; to advance; onward
desc 公元前 gung1 jyun4 cin4 gong1 yuan2 qian2   BC (before Christ)
desc 紀元前 gei2 jyun4 cin4   BC (before Christ)
desc 前四後六 cin4 sei3 hau6 luk6   10 weeks maternity leave
desc 萬聖節前夜 maan6 sing3 zit3 cin4 je6   Halloween
desc 萬聖節前夕 maan6 sing3 zit3 cin4 zik6 wan4 sheng4 jie2 qian2 xi1   Halloween
desc 思前想後 si1 cin4 soeng2 hau6   to consider over and over again
desc 生前 saang1 cin4 sheng1 qian2   during one's lifetime
desc 眼前 ngaan5 cin4 yan3 qian2   before one's eyes; now; at present; at the moment
desc 先前 sin1 cin4 xian1 qian2   before; previously
desc 前人 cin4 jan4 qian2 ren2   predecessors; ancestors; prehominids
desc 前列 cin4 lit6 qian2 lie4   the very front; up front
desc 前提 cin4 tai4 qian2 ti2   premise; presupposition
desc 前方 cin4 fong1 qian2 fang1   ahead; in front; the front
desc 前景 cin4 ging2 qian2 jing3   foreground; vista; perspective; prospects
desc 前程 cin4 cing4 qian2 cheng2   future; prospects; (dated use) career
desc 前線 cin4 sin3 qian2 xian4   front; frontline; frontier; limits (of a site, for example); bounds
desc 前赴後繼 cin4 fu6 hau6 gai3 qian2 fu4 hou4 ji4   advance wave upon wave (esp. of soldiers at the war front)
desc 前輩 cin4 bui3 qian2 bei4   predecessor; senior; elder
desc 前途 cin4 tou4 qian2 tu2   prospects; outlook; future
desc 前邊 cin4 bin1 qian2 bian1   front; frontside
desc 前頭 cin4 tau4 qian2 tou2   in front; ahead; above; at the head
desc 當前 dong1 cin4 dang1 qian2   current; modern; contemporary; today; at present; be facing (us)
desc 提前 tai4 cin4 ti2 qian2   to bring forward; earlier than expected
desc 前世 cin4 sai3   pre-existance
desc 前任 cin4 jam6 qian2 ren4   [1] predecessor; [2] ex-/former
desc 各奔前程 gok3 ban1 cin4 cing4   each pursues his own course
desc 前所未有 cin4 so2 mei6 jau5 qian2 suo3 wei4 you3   unprecedented
desc 跟前 gan1 cin4 gen1 qian2; gen1 qian5   nearby; living with
desc 前來 cin4 loi4   come round
desc 前晚 cin4 maan5   overnight
desc 領前 leng5 cin4   lead
desc 上前 soeng5 cin4 shang4 qian2   come/go forward
desc 聖誕節前夕 sing3 daan3 zit3 cin4 zik6 sheng4 dan4 jie2 qian2 xi1/4 (PRC/Taiwan)   Christmas eve
desc 早前 zou2 cin4   former
desc 前塵往事 cin4 can4 wong5 si6   the past
desc 前後腳 cin4 hau6 goek3   one following another
desc 出生前的 ceot1 saang1 cin4 dik1 chu1 sheng1 qian2 de5 國   [adj] antenatal, prenatal
desc 前不久 cin4 bat1 gau2 qian2 bu4 jiu3   not long before
desc 前台 cin4 toi4 qian2 tai2   forestage; front desk
desc 前奏 cin4 zau3 qian2 zou4   overture prelude; presage
desc 前奏曲 cin4 zau3 kuk1 qian2 zou4 qv1   overture; prelude; presage
desc 前生 cin4 sang1 qian2 sheng1   pre-existence
desc 前者 cin4 ze2 qian2 zhe3   the former
desc 前肢 cin4 zi1 qian2 zhi1   forelimb; foreleg
desc 前言 cin4 jin4 qian2 yan2   preface; forward; introduction
desc 提前起爆 tai4 cin4 hei2 baau3 ti2 qian2 qi3 bao4   "fizzle" (atomic bomb misfire); preinitiation
desc 提前投票 tai4 cin4 tau4 piu3 ti2 qian2 tou2 piao4   early vote
desc 此時以前 ci2 si4 ji5 cin4 ci3 shi2 yi3 qian2   heretofore
desc 經濟前途 ging1 zai3 cin4 tou4 jing1 ji4 qian2 tu2   economic future; economic outlook
desc 開始以前 hoi1 ci2 ji5 cin4 kai1 shi3 yi3 qian2   before the beginning (of sth)
desc 前鋒 cin4 fung1 qian2 feng1   a forward [position in soccer or other sports game]]
desc 前仆後繼 cin4 puk1 hau6 gai3 qian2 pu1 hou4 ji4   to take up the positions of the fallen and rise to fight one after another
desc 產前 caan2 cin4 chan3 qian2   prenatal
desc 在眼前 zoi6 ngaan5 cin4 zai4 yan3 qian2   now; at the present
desc 在此之前 zoi6 ci2 zi1 cin4 zai4 ci3 zhi1 qian2   before that; beforehand; previously
desc 在前 zoi6 cin4 zai4 qian2   forward
desc 從前的 cung4 cin4 dik1 adj 國   heretofore; one-time
desc 目前還不清楚 muk6 cin4 waan4 bat1 cing1 co2 mu4 qian2 hai2 bu4 qing1 chu3 國   at present it is still unclear ....
desc 目前世界 muk6 cin4 sai3 gaai3 mu4 qian2 shi4 jie4   modern world
desc 蠕動前進 jyu4 dung6 cin4 zeon3 ru2 dong4 qian2 jin4   wriggle
desc 西元前 sai1 jyun4 cin4   BC (Before Christ); BCE (Before Common Era)
desc 前戲 cin4 hei3 qian2 xi4   foreplay
desc 前灘 cin4 taan1   foreshore
desc 前臂 cin4 bei3   forearm
desc 繑返前 kiu5 faan1 cin4   to rewind
desc 向前傾 hoeng3 cin4 king1   to lean forward
desc 向前彎 hoeng3 cin4 waan1   to bend forward
desc 婚前財產公證 fan1 cin4 coi4 caan2 gung1 zing3 hun1 qian2 cai2 chan3 gong1 zheng4   [n] pre-nuptual agreement
desc 此前 ci2 cin4 ci3 qian2   before this; before then; previously
desc 前額 cin4 ngaak6 qian2 e4   forehead
desc 史前 si2 cin4 shi3 qian2   prehistory
desc 錦繡前程 gam2 sau3 cin4 cing4 jin3 xiu4 qian2 cheng2   promising future
desc 小前提 siu2 cin4 tai4 xiao3 qian2 ti2   [logic] a minor premise
desc 大前日 daai6 cin4 jat6   three days ago
desc 大前天 daai6 cin4 tin1 da4 qian2 tian1 國   three days ago
desc 前提條件 cin4 tai4 tiu4 gin6*2 qian2 ti2 tiao2 jian4   pre-conditions
desc 為前途着想 wai6 cin4 tou4 zoek6 soeng2   to have a better future
desc N年前 N nin4 cin4 N nian2 qian2   a long long time ago
desc 目前為此 muk6 cin4 wai4 ci2 mu4 qian2 wei2 ci3   up to the present moment
desc 褪前 tan3 cin4 粵   to go fowards
desc 史前人 si2 cin4 jan4 shi3 qian2 ren2   prehistoric men
desc 前腿 cin4 teoi2 qian2 tui3   forelegs
desc 有前有後 jau5 cin4 jau5 hau6 粵   having a good figure (refers to women)
desc 有前冇後 jau5 cin4 mou5 hau6 粵   to be reckless in a fight; impulsive; not see things through to their end
desc 前述 cin4 seot6 qian2 shu4   the above-mentioned; aforementioned
desc 前衛 cin4 wai6 qian2 wei4   avant-garde; modern
desc 目前為止 muk6 cin4 wai4 zi2 mu4 qian2 wei2 zhi3   up to the present moment
desc 前哨 cin4 saau3 qian2 shao4   an outpost; an outguard
desc 稅前 seoi3 cin4 shui4 qian2   pre-tax; before taxes
desc 前妻 cin4 cai1 qian2 qi1   ex-wife
desc 前夫 cin4 fu1 qian2 fu1   ex-husband; former husband
desc 前驅 cin4 keoi1   precursor
desc 踟躕不前 ci4 cyu4 bat1 cin4 chi2 chu2 bu4 qian2   hesitate to proceed
desc 前瞻性 cin4 zim1 sing3 qian2 zhan1 xing4   forward, advanced
desc 前列腺癌 cin4 lit6 sin3 ngaam4 qian2 lie4 xian4 ai2   prostate cancer
desc 前功盡棄 cin4 gung1 zeon6 hei3 qian2 gong1 jin4 qi4   have all prior work or efforts go down the drain
desc 前功盡廢 cin4 gung1 zeon6 fai3 qian2 gong1 jin4 fei4 粵   have all that has been achieved spoiled; all efforts gone to waste
desc 前綴 cin4 zeoi3 qian2 zhui4   prefix
desc 痛改前非 tung3 goi2 cin4 fei1 tong4 gaio3 qian2 fei1   to sincerely repent from one's past wrongdoings; to earnestly change from one's former misdeeds;
desc 前世撈亂骨頭 cin4 sai3 lou1 lyun6 gwat1 tau4 qian2 shi4 lao1 luan4 gu3 tou2 粵   what do you have against...?; why such a grudge against...?
desc 前座 cin4 zo6 qian2 zuo4   front seat
desc 此日期前最佳 ci2 jat6 kei4 cin4 zeoi3 gaai1 ci3 ri4 qi1/qi2 qian2 zui4 jia1   best before this date
desc 長江後浪推前浪 coeng4 gong1 hau6 long6 teoi1 cin4 long6 chang2 jiang1 hou4 lang4 tui1 qian2 lang4   the young ones surpassing the older ones
desc 前線工作者 cin4 sin3 gung1 zok3 ze2 qian2 xian4 gong1 zuo4 zhe3   frontline worker
desc 前言不對後語 cin4 jin4 bat1 deoi3 hau6 jyu5 qian2 yan2 bu2 dui4 hou4 yu3   talk incoherently; utter disconnected phrases
desc 前度 cin4 dou6 qian2 du4   former
desc 午前 ng5 cin4 wu3 qian2 國   before noon; morning
desc 前兆 cin4 siu6 qian2 zhao4   sign of whats to come; a foreshadow
desc 勇往直前 jung5 wong5 zik6 cin4 yong3 wang3 zhi2 qian2   to bravely charge forward; to courageously advance
desc 前路 cin4 lou6 qian2 lu4   the path ahead; the future
desc 前傳 cin4 zyun6*2 qian2 zhuan4   prequel
desc 前科 cin4 fo1 qian2 ke1   criminal record; previous convictions
desc 前無古人 cin4 mou4 gu2 jan4 qian2 wu2 gu3 ren2   to have no predecessor; be historically unprecedented
desc 好漢不吃眼前虧 hou2 hon3 bat1 hek3 ngaan5 cin4 kwai1 hao3 han4 bu4 chi1 yan3 qian2 kui1   a smart man knows when to avoid immediate harm
desc 一直往前 jat1 zik6 wong5 cin4 yi1 zhi2 wang3 qian2   straight ahead
desc 大不如前 daai6 bat1 jyu4 cin4 da4 bu4 ru2 qian2   a shadow of former self
desc 早前期 zou2 cin4 kei4 zao3 qian2 qi1 (PRC), zao3 qian2 qi2 (Taiwan)   preprophase
desc 門前清 mun4 cin4 cing1 men2 qian2 qing1   (mahjong) concealed hand
desc 前列腺 cin4 lit6 sin3 qian2 lie4 xian4   the prostate
desc 前列腺素 cin4 lit6 sin3 sou3 qian2 lie4 xian4 su4   prostaglandin
desc 前蘇聯 cin4 sou1 lyun4 qian2 su1 lian2   former Soviet Union
desc 前詞典語音加工 cin4 ci4 din2 jyu5 jam1 gaa1 gung1 qian2 ci2 dian3 yu3 yin1 jia1 gong1   prelexical phonology
desc 前詞彙加工 cin4 ci4 wui6 gaa1 gung1 qian2 ci2 hui4 jia1 gong1   pre-lexical access
desc 前詞彙語音加工 cin4 ci4 wui6 jyu5 jam1 gaa1 gung1 qian2 ci2 hui4 yu3 yin1 jia1 gong1   pre-lexical phonological processing
desc 前詞彙階段 cin4 ci4 wui6 gaai1 dyun6 qian2 ci2 hui4 jie1 duan4   pre-lexical stage
desc 帖撒羅尼迦前書 tip3 saat3 lo4 nei4 gaa1 cin4 syu1 tie3 sa1 luo2 ni2 jia1 qian2 shu1   1 Thessalonians
desc 哥林多前書 go1 lam4 do1 cin4 syu1 ge1 lin2 duo1 qian2 shu1   1 Corinthians
desc 前漢 cin4 hon3   Former Han Dynasty (also 西漢)
desc 鄂托克前旗 ngok6 tok3 hak1 cin4 kei4 e4 tuo1 ke4 qian2 qi2   Etuoke qianqi (place in Inner Mongolia)
desc 前金區 cin4 gam1 keoi1 qian2 jin1 qu1   Chienchin (area in Taiwan)
desc 前鎮區 cin4 zan3 keoi1 qian2 zhen4 qu1   Chienchen (area in Taiwan)
desc 台前 toi4 cin4 tai2 qian2   Taiqian (place in Henan)
desc 出前一丁 ceot1 cin4 jat1 ding1   Demae Itcho (ramen with a spicy hot sesame oil taste)
desc 前線醫生聯盟 cin4 sin3 ji1 sang1 lyun4 mang4   Frontline Doctors' Union
desc 瞻前顧後 zim1 cin4 gu3 hau6 zhan1 qian2 gu4 hou4   overcautious
desc 彼得前書 bei2 dak1 cin4 syu1 bi3 de2 qian2 shu1   1 Peter
desc 大洪水前 daai6 hung4 seoi2 cin4   antediluvian (lit., "before the big flood")
desc 前人種樹後人乘涼 cin4 jan4 zung3 syu6 hau6 jan4 sing4 loeng4   one generation plants trees, the next enjoys the shade
desc 大前研一 daai6 cin4 ngaan4 jat1 da4 qian2 yan2 yi1   Kenichi Ohmae
desc 前驅症狀 cin4 keoi1 zing3 zong6   prodrome
desc 名列前茅 ming4 lit6 cin4 maau4 ming2 lie4 qian2 mao2   be number one among successful candidates
desc 前嫌 cin4 jim4 qian2 xian2   past resentment or grudges towards sb.
desc 冰釋前嫌 bing1 sik1 cin4 jim4 bing1 shi4 qian2 xian2   to bury the hatchet; to disolve past grudges; to let bygones be bygones
desc 捐棄前嫌 gyun1 hei3 cin4 jim4 juan1 qi4 qian2 xian2   to bury the hatchet; to forget former grudges
desc 趑趄不前 zi1 zeoi1 bat1 cin4 zi1 ju1 bu4 qian2   be hesitant to advance
desc 前無古人，後無來者 cin4 mou4 gu2 jan4 hau6 mou4 loi4 ze2 qian2 wu2 gu3 ren2 hou4 wu2 lai2 zhe3   historically unprecedented
desc 前世唔修 cin4 sai3 m4 sau1 qian2 shi4 wu2 xiu1 粵   did something bad in previous life
desc 前南斯拉夫的馬其頓共和國 cin4 naam4 si1 laai1 fu1 dik1 maa5 kei4 deon6 gung6 wo4 gwok3 qian2 nan2 si1 la1 fu1 de5 ma3 qi2 dun4 gong4 he2 guo2   The former Yugoslav Republic of Macedonia
desc 側前伸展式 zak1 cin4 san1 zin2 sik1   [yoga] Parsvottanasana, Side Stretch
Found 30 Chinese Examples for "前"
desc 把遮喺門前面 粵 The umbrella is in front of the door.
desc 食飯前要先洗手。 粵 One should wash one's hands before having a meal.
desc 中國人嘅姓係放喺前面嘅。 粵 Chinese put their surnames to the front.
desc 以前呢度啲生意重做得下嘅，但而家就喎呵囉 粵 Doing business here used to be all right, but now, it's over.
desc 中國而家開放過以前 粵 China is now more open.
desc 前日有人搶佢件衫 粵 The day before yesterday, someone stole his shirt.
desc 佢喺個帳篷前面等緊朋友 粵 He's in front of a tent, waiting for his friend.
desc 噴泉前面有一隻好靚嘅黑色貓 粵 There's a beautiful cat in front of the fountain.
desc 以前有個經理咸濕佢 粵 There was a manager who sexually harassed him before.
desc 前日佢哋一齊食咗兩餐飯。 粵 They took their meal twice together the day before yesterday.
desc 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.
desc 聖誕之前剩番廿三日買嘢咋 粵 There are only 23 shopping days left until Christmas.
desc 聖誕節之前只剩下二十三天買禮物了！ 國 There are only 23 shopping days left until Christmas.
desc 佢之前係個監躉。 粵 He was in jail before.
desc 我隻腳有三粒蚊𧕴，好有可能係因為我前日去公園。 粵 There are three bites on my leg... it's probably because I was in the park the day before yesterday.
desc 兩個禮拜前喺我最鐘意嗰間衫舖買嗰件衫，我攞咗佢去熨。 粵 I took the shirts that I bought two weeks ago at my favourite shop to be ironed.
desc 我幾個月前見到有一盞又好光又非常之高嘅街燈喺草地上面 粵 I saw a bright and really tall streetlight on the grass a few months ago.
desc 王先生要經廣州前往桂林。 Mr Wong wants to go to Guilin via Guangzhou.
desc 目前已經重開 Presently it's already reopened.
desc 月尾之前所有借讀嘅書籍必須歸還圖書館。 粵 All books are to be returned to the library before the end of the month.
desc 禁區前有落。 粵 (Please) let me off before the no standing zone.
desc 佢噉嘅三板斧仲敢喺一哥面前自吹自擂? 粵 He is not capable but yet has the audacity to blow his trumpet before the master?
desc 呢份工冇以前咁他條 粵 This job is not as relaxed as the previous one.
desc 咸豐年前嘅事你重攞嚟講 粵 You are still bringing up things that happened so many years ago
desc 危難中，"有子不需父上前"；搶險時，"上陣不離父子兵"。 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.
desc 你似乎過份啲噃，喺咁多人面前噉奚落佢 粵 You have gone too far, to ridicule her in front of so many people.
desc 目前的金融海嘯可能成為黃金復興的契機 This economic tsunami could well be the turning point for gold to be fashionable again.
desc 每晚臨瞓前，我一定會祈禱。 粵 Everynight before I sleep, I must pray.
desc 我攞咗兩個禮拜前喺廣城買嗰件衫去洗 粵 I took the shirt I bought two weeks ago at the shopping mall to be cleaned.
desc 我攞咗兩個禮拜前喺我最鐘意嗰間衫舖買嗰件衫去熨 粵 I've taken the shirt that I bought in my favourite clothes shop two weeks ago to be ironed.

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