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Simplified Pīnyīn		English Definition	Traditional HSK
前面 qiánmiàn	前面 \| 前面* \| *前面	ahead / in front / preceding / above / also pr. [qian2 mian5]	HSK 1


以前 yǐqián	以前 \| 以前* \| *以前	before / formerly / previous / ago	HSK 3


提前 tíqián	提前 \| 提前* \| *提前	to shift to an earlier date / to do sth ahead of time / in advance	HSK 4


目前 mùqián	目前 \| 目前* \| *目前	at the present time / currently	HSK 5


前途 qiántú	前途 \| 前途* \| *前途	prospects / future outlook / journey	HSK 5


从前 cóngqián	从前 \| 从前* \| *从前	previously / formerly / once upon a time	從前 HSK 5


当前 dāngqián	当前 \| 当前* \| *当前	the present time / to be faced with	當前 HSK 6


前提 qiántí	前提 \| 前提* \| *前提	premise / precondition / prerequisite	HSK 6


前景 qiánjǐng	前景 \| 前景* \| *前景	foreground / vista / (future) prospects / perspective	HSK 6


先前 xiānqián	先前 \| 先前* \| *先前	before; previously	HSK 6


跟前 gēnqián	跟前 \| 跟前* \| *跟前	the front (of) / (in) front / (in) sb's presence / just before (a date)	HSK 6


空前绝后 kōngqiánjuéhòu	空前绝后 \| 空前绝后* \| *空前绝后	unprecedented and never to be duplicated / the first and the last / unmatched / unique	空前絕後 HSK 6


前 qián	前 \| 前* \| *前	front / forward / ahead / first / top (followed by a number) / future / ago / before / BC (e.g. 前293年) / former / formerly


前戏 qiánxì	前戏 \| 前戏* \| *前戏	foreplay	前戲


眼前 yǎnqián	眼前 \| 眼前* \| *眼前	before one's eyes / now / at present


前田 Qiántián	前田 \| 前田* \| *前田	Maeda (Japanese surname)


前列 qiánliè	前列 \| 前列* \| *前列	the very front


日前 rìqián	日前 \| 日前* \| *日前	the other day / a few days ago


前台 qiántái	前台 \| 前台* \| *前台	stage / proscenium / foreground in politics etc (sometimes derog.) / front desk / reception desk / (computing) front-end / foreground	前臺


前言 qiányán	前言 \| 前言* \| *前言	preface / forward / introduction


之前 zhīqián	之前 \| 之前* \| *之前	before / prior to / ago / previously / beforehand


面前 miànqián	面前 \| 面前* \| *面前	in front of / facing / (in the) presence (of)


前来 qiánlái	前来 \| 前来* \| *前来	to come (formal) / before / previously	前來


前世 qiánshì	前世 \| 前世* \| *前世	previous generations / previous incarnation (Buddhism)


前例 qiánlì	前例 \| 前例* \| *前例	precedent


前期 qiánqī	前期 \| 前期* \| *前期	preceding period / early stage


前兆 qiánzhào	前兆 \| 前兆* \| *前兆	omen / prior indication / first sign


前沿 qiányán	前沿 \| 前沿* \| *前沿	front-line / forward position / outpost / extending ahead / frontier (of science, technology etc)


前传 qiánchuán	前传 \| 前传* \| *前传	forward pass (sport)	前傳


前传 qiánzhuàn	前传 \| 前传* \| *前传	prequel	前傳


勇往直前 yǒngwǎngzhíqián	勇往直前 \| 勇往直前* \| *勇往直前	to advance bravely


超前 chāoqián	超前 \| 超前* \| *超前	to be ahead of one's time / to surpass or outdo one's predecessors / to be ahead of the pack / to take the lead / advanced


上前 shàngqián	上前 \| 上前* \| *上前	to advance; to step forward


前后 qiánhòu	前后 \| 前后* \| *前后	around / from beginning to end / all around / front and rear	前後


名列前茅 mínglièqiánmáo	名列前茅 \| 名列前茅* \| *名列前茅	to rank among the best


前方 qiánfāng	前方 \| 前方* \| *前方	ahead / the front


向前 xiàngqián	向前 \| 向前* \| *向前	forward / onward


前行 qiánxíng	前行 \| 前行* \| *前行	(literary) to go forward


前进 qiánjìn	前进 \| 前进* \| *前进	to go forward / to forge ahead / to advance / onward	前進


前身 qiánshēn	前身 \| 前身* \| *前身	forerunner / predecessor / precursor / previous incarnation (Buddhism) / jacket front


前端 qiánduān	前端 \| 前端* \| *前端	front / front end / forward part of sth


前所未有 qiánsuǒwèiyǒu	前所未有 \| 前所未有* \| *前所未有	unprecedented


前天 qiántiān	前天 \| 前天* \| *前天	the day before yesterday


生前 shēngqián	生前 \| 生前* \| *生前	(of a deceased) during one's life / while living


前者 qiánzhě	前者 \| 前者* \| *前者	the former


此前 cǐqián	此前 \| 此前* \| *此前	before this / before then / previously


门前 ménqián	门前 \| 门前* \| *门前	in front of the door	門前


前夕 qiánxī	前夕 \| 前夕* \| *前夕	eve / the day before


前辈 qiánbèi	前辈 \| 前辈* \| *前辈	senior / older generation / precursor	前輩


前瞻 qiánzhān	前瞻 \| 前瞻* \| *前瞻	forward-looking / prescient / foresight / forethought / outlook


前夜 qiányè	前夜 \| 前夜* \| *前夜	the eve / the night before


前线 qiánxiàn	前线 \| 前线* \| *前线	front line / military front / workface / cutting edge	前線


前程 qiánchéng	前程 \| 前程* \| *前程	future (career etc) prospects


前置 qiánzhì	前置 \| 前置* \| *前置	to place before / frontal; leading / pre-


往前 wǎngqián	往前 \| 往前* \| *往前	to move forwards


婚前 hūnqián	婚前 \| 婚前* \| *婚前	premarital / prenuptial


前夫 qiánfū	前夫 \| 前夫* \| *前夫	former husband


前妻 qiánqī	前妻 \| 前妻* \| *前妻	ex-wife / late wife


空前 kōngqián	空前 \| 空前* \| *空前	unprecedented


近在眼前 jìnzàiyǎnqián	近在眼前 \| 近在眼前* \| *近在眼前	right under one's nose; right in front of one's eyes; close at hand; imminent


前轮 qiánlún	前轮 \| 前轮* \| *前轮	front wheel	前輪


前任 qiánrèn	前任 \| 前任* \| *前任	predecessor / ex- / former / ex (spouse etc)


跟前 gēnqian	跟前 \| 跟前* \| *跟前	(of children, parents etc) at one's side / living with one


前排 qiánpái	前排 \| 前排* \| *前排	front row


思前想后 sīqiánxiǎnghòu	思前想后 \| 思前想后* \| *思前想后	to consider past cause and future effect (idiom); to think over the past and future / to ponder over reasons and connection	思前想後


前锋 qiánfēng	前锋 \| 前锋* \| *前锋	vanguard / front line / a forward (sports)	前鋒


前奏 qiánzòu	前奏 \| 前奏* \| *前奏	prelude / presage


前驱 qiánqū	前驱 \| 前驱* \| *前驱	precursor / pioneer	前驅


台前 Táiqián	台前 \| 台前* \| *台前	Taiqian county in Puyang 濮陽｜濮阳, Henan


台前 táiqián	台前 \| 台前* \| *台前	front of the stage


税前 shuìqián	税前 \| 税前* \| *税前	pretax / before taxes	稅前


前缀 qiánzhuì	前缀 \| 前缀* \| *前缀	prefix (linguistics)	前綴


在前 zàiqián	在前 \| 在前* \| *在前	ahead / formerly / in the past


近前 jìnqián	近前 \| 近前* \| *近前	to come close / to get near to / front


前人 qiánrén	前人 \| 前人* \| *前人	predecessor / forebears / the person facing you


前卫 qiánwèi	前卫 \| 前卫* \| *前卫	advanced guard / vanguard / avant-garde / forward (soccer position)	前衛


前因后果 qiányīnhòuguǒ	前因后果 \| 前因后果* \| *前因后果	cause and effects (idiom); entire process of development	前因後果


前哨 qiánshào	前哨 \| 前哨* \| *前哨	outpost / (fig.) front line


前无古人 qiánwúgǔrén	前无古人 \| 前无古人* \| *前无古人	(idiom) unprecedented / unheard of	前無古人


早前 zǎoqián	早前 \| 早前* \| *早前	previously


史前 shǐqián	史前 \| 史前* \| *史前	prehistory


承前启后 chéngqiánqǐhòu	承前启后 \| 承前启后* \| *承前启后	to follow the past and herald the future (idiom); part of a historical transition / forming a bridge between earlier and later stages	承前啟後


前门 Qiánmén	前门 \| 前门* \| *前门	Qianmen subway station on Beijing Subway Line 2	前門


前门 qiánmén	前门 \| 前门* \| *前门	front door / main entrance / honest and upright approach (as opposed to 後門｜后门, back-door or under the counter)	前門


前头 qiántou	前头 \| 前头* \| *前头	in front / at the head / ahead / above	前頭


前脚 qiánjiǎo	前脚 \| 前脚* \| *前脚	one moment ..., (the next ...) / leading foot (in walking)	前腳


前部 qiánbù	前部 \| 前部* \| *前部	front part / front section


史无前例 shǐwúqiánlì	史无前例 \| 史无前例* \| *史无前例	unprecedented in history	史無前例


产前 chǎnqián	产前 \| 产前* \| *产前	prenatal / antenatal	產前


前厅 qiántīng	前厅 \| 前厅* \| *前厅	anteroom / vestibule / lobby (of a hotel etc)	前廳


前事 qiánshì	前事 \| 前事* \| *前事	past events / antecedent / what has happened


前院 qiányuàn	前院 \| 前院* \| *前院	front courtyard / front yard


前庭 qiántíng	前庭 \| 前庭* \| *前庭	front courtyard / vestibule


前朝 qiáncháo	前朝 \| 前朝* \| *前朝	the previous dynasty


前胸 qiánxiōng	前胸 \| 前胸* \| *前胸	human chest / breast


前所未闻 qiánsuǒwèiwén	前所未闻 \| 前所未闻* \| *前所未闻	unheard-of; unprecedented	前所未聞


停滞不前 tíngzhìbùqián	停滞不前 \| 停滞不前* \| *停滞不前	stuck and not moving forward (idiom); stagnant / in a rut / at a standstill	停滯不前


前嫌 qiánxián	前嫌 \| 前嫌* \| *前嫌	former hatred / bygone enmity


前边 qiánbian	前边 \| 前边* \| *前边	front / the front side / in front of	前邊


踌躇不前 chóuchúbùqián	踌躇不前 \| 踌躇不前* \| *踌躇不前	to hesitate to move forward / to hesitate / to hold back	躊躇不前

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