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前
qián
Main
English Definitionfront; forward; ahead; first; top (followed by a number); future; ago; before; BC (e.g. 前293年); former; formerly
Simplified Script前
Traditional ScriptSame
Pinyinqián
Effective Pinyin
(After Tone Sandhi)		Same
Zhuyin (Bopomofo) ㄑㄧㄢˊ
Cantonese (Jyutping)cin4
Part of Speech(名) noun
Proficiency Test LevelHSK.v3=1 TOCFL=5

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Words With Same Head Word    
前天qiántiānthe day before yesterday
前年qiánniánthe year before last
前往qiánwǎngto leave for; to proceed towards; to go
前进qiánjìnto go forward; to forge ahead; to advance; onward
前途qiántúprospects; future outlook; journey
Words With Same Tail Word    
以前yǐqiánbefore; formerly; previous; ago
从前cóngqiánpreviously; formerly; once upon a time
目前mùqiánat the present time; currently
之前zhīqiánbefore; prior to; ago; previously; beforehand
面前miànqiánin front of; facing; (in the) presence (of)
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