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Traditional Pīnyīn		English Definition	Simplified HSK
前天 qiántiān	前天 \| 前天* \| *前天	the day before yesterday	HSK 1


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	HSK 1


前邊 qiánbian	前邊 \| 前邊* \| *前邊	front / the front side / in front of	前边 HSK 1


以前 yǐqián	以前 \| 以前* \| *以前	before / formerly / previous / ago	HSK 2


前年 qiánnián	前年 \| 前年* \| *前年	the year before last	HSK 2


面前 miànqián	面前 \| 面前* \| *面前	in front of / facing / (in the) presence (of)	HSK 2


前往 qiánwǎng	前往 \| 前往* \| *前往	to leave for; to proceed towards; to go to	HSK 3


眼前 yǎnqián	眼前 \| 眼前* \| *眼前	before one's eyes / now / at present	HSK 3


目前 mùqián	目前 \| 目前* \| *目前	at the present time / currently	HSK 3


前面 qiánmiàn	前面 \| 前面* \| *前面	ahead / in front / preceding / above / also pr. [qian2 mian5]	HSK 3


前進 qiánjìn	前進 \| 前進* \| *前進	to go forward / to forge ahead / to advance / onward	前进 HSK 3


前後 qiánhòu	前後 \| 前後* \| *前後	around / from beginning to end / all around / front and rear	前后 HSK 3


從前 cóngqián	從前 \| 從前* \| *從前	previously / formerly / once upon a time	从前 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 3


前頭 qiántou	前頭 \| 前頭* \| *前頭	in front / at the head / ahead / above	前头 HSK 4


前途 qiántú	前途 \| 前途* \| *前途	prospects / future outlook / journey	HSK 4


之前 zhīqián	之前 \| 之前* \| *之前	before / prior to / ago / previously / beforehand	HSK 4


當前 dāngqián	當前 \| 當前* \| *當前	the present time / to be faced with	当前 HSK 5


年前 niánqián	年前 \| 年前* \| *年前	by the end of the year / at the end of the year; shortly before New Year	HSK 5


向前 xiàngqián	向前 \| 向前* \| *向前	forward / onward	HSK 5


跟前 gēnqián	跟前 \| 跟前* \| *跟前	the front (of) / (in) front / (in) sb's presence / just before (a date)	HSK 5


前景 qiánjǐng	前景 \| 前景* \| *前景	foreground / vista / (future) prospects / perspective	HSK 5


前提 qiántí	前提 \| 前提* \| *前提	premise / precondition / prerequisite	HSK 5


先前 xiānqián	先前 \| 先前* \| *先前	before; previously	HSK 5


前方 qiánfāng	前方 \| 前方* \| *前方	ahead / the front	HSK 6


前來 qiánlái	前來 \| 前來* \| *前來	to come (formal) / before / previously	前来 HSK 6


此前 cǐqián	此前 \| 此前* \| *此前	before this / before then / previously	HSK 6


前輩 qiánbèi	前輩 \| 前輩* \| *前輩	senior / older generation / precursor	前辈 HSK 7-9


前仰後合 qiányǎnghòuhé	前仰後合 \| 前仰後合* \| *前仰後合	to sway to and fro / to rock back and forth	前仰后合 HSK 7-9


前線 qiánxiàn	前線 \| 前線* \| *前線	front line / military front / workface / cutting edge	前线 HSK 7-9


前任 qiánrèn	前任 \| 前任* \| *前任	predecessor / ex- / former / ex (spouse etc)	HSK 7-9


前所未有 qiánsuǒwèiyǒu	前所未有 \| 前所未有* \| *前所未有	(idiom) unprecedented	HSK 7-9


前臺 qiántái	前臺 \| 前臺* \| *前臺	stage / proscenium / foreground in politics etc (sometimes derog.) / front desk / reception desk / (computing) front-end / foreground	前台 HSK 7-9


前夕 qiánxī	前夕 \| 前夕* \| *前夕	eve / the day before	HSK 7-9


生前 shēngqián	生前 \| 生前* \| *生前	(of a deceased) during one's life / while living	HSK 7-9


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	HSK 7-9


前者 qiánzhě	前者 \| 前者* \| *前者	the former (i.e. the one mentioned first)	HSK 7-9


前期 qiánqī	前期 \| 前期* \| *前期	preceding period / early stage	HSK 7-9


空前 kōngqián	空前 \| 空前* \| *空前	unprecedented	HSK 7-9


前沿 qiányán	前沿 \| 前沿* \| *前沿	(military) forward position / frontier; cutting-edge; forefront	HSK 7-9


日前 rìqián	日前 \| 日前* \| *日前	the other day / a few days ago	HSK 7-9


勇往直前 yǒngwǎngzhíqián	勇往直前 \| 勇往直前* \| *勇往直前	to advance bravely	HSK 7-9


前赴後繼 qiánfùhòujì	前赴後繼 \| 前赴後繼* \| *前赴後繼	to advance dauntlessly in wave upon wave (idiom)	前赴后继 HSK 7-9


前無古人 qiánwúgǔrén	前無古人 \| 前無古人* \| *前無古人	(idiom) unprecedented / unheard of	前无古人 HSK 7-9


各奔前程 gèbènqiánchéng	各奔前程 \| 各奔前程* \| *各奔前程	each goes his own way (idiom); each person has his own life to lead	HSK 7-9


前不久 qiánbùjiǔ	前不久 \| 前不久* \| *前不久	not long ago / not long before	HSK 7-9


史無前例 shǐwúqiánlì	史無前例 \| 史無前例* \| *史無前例	(idiom) unprecedented in history	史无前例 HSK 7-9


思前想後 sīqiánxiǎnghòu	思前想後 \| 思前想後* \| *思前想後	to consider past cause and future effect (idiom); to think over the past and future / to ponder over reasons and connection	思前想后 HSK 7-9


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


前空翻 qiánkōngfān	前空翻 \| 前空翻* \| *前空翻	(acrobatics) front flip


前列腺炎 qiánlièxiànyán	前列腺炎 \| 前列腺炎* \| *前列腺炎	prostatitis


車前草 chēqiáncǎo	車前草 \| 車前草* \| *車前草	see 車前｜车前	车前草


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


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


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


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


前列腺 qiánlièxiàn	前列腺 \| 前列腺* \| *前列腺	prostate


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


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


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


事前 shìqián	事前 \| 事前* \| *事前	in advance; before the event


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


前言 qiányán	前言 \| 前言* \| *前言	preface; foreword; introduction; preamble / earlier remarks; earlier words / (literary) words of the ancient thinkers


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


學前教育 xuéqiánjiàoyù	學前教育 \| 學前教育* \| *學前教育	preschool education / early childhood education	学前教育


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


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


前幾天 qiánjǐtiān	前幾天 \| 前幾天* \| *前幾天	a few days ago / a few days before / the past few days / the previous few days	前几天


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


前途未卜 qiántúwèibǔ	前途未卜 \| 前途未卜* \| *前途未卜	hanging in the balance / the future is hard to forecast / ¿Qué serà? / who knows what the future holds?


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


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


到目前為止 dàomùqiánwéizhǐ	到目前為止 \| 到目前為止* \| *到目前為止	until now; so far	到目前为止


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


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


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


前瞻性 qiánzhānxìng	前瞻性 \| 前瞻性* \| *前瞻性	farsightedness / perspicacity / prescience / forward-looking


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


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


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


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


前因 qiányīn	前因 \| 前因* \| *前因	antecedents


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


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


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


前所未見 qiánsuǒwèijiàn	前所未見 \| 前所未見* \| *前所未見	unprecedented / never seen before	前所未见


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


前塵 qiánchén	前塵 \| 前塵* \| *前塵	the past / impurity contracted previously (in the sentient world) (Buddhism)	前尘


一往無前 yīwǎngwúqián	一往無前 \| 一往無前* \| *一往無前	to advance courageously (idiom) / to press forward	一往无前


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


前功盡棄 qiángōngjìnqì	前功盡棄 \| 前功盡棄* \| *前功盡棄	to waste all one's previous efforts (idiom) / all that has been achieved goes down the drain	前功尽弃


前途無量 qiántúwúliàng	前途無量 \| 前途無量* \| *前途無量	to have boundless prospects	前途无量


前車之鑑 qiánchēzhījiàn	前車之鑑 \| 前車之鑑* \| *前車之鑑	lit. a warning taken from the overturned cart ahead (idiom) / fig. lesson learned by observing others' failures	前车之鉴


前臂 qiánbì	前臂 \| 前臂* \| *前臂	forearm


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


瞻前顧後 zhānqiángùhòu	瞻前顧後 \| 瞻前顧後* \| *瞻前顧後	lit. to look forward and back (idiom) / fig. to consider carefully; to weigh the pros and cons / fig. to be overcautious and indecisive	瞻前顾后


大敵當前 dàdí-dāngqián	大敵當前 \| 大敵當前* \| *大敵當前	(idiom) to be faced with a formidable enemy	大敌当前


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


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

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