前

Stroke order

Example sentences

• 走前门。

  Zǒu qián mén

  Use the front door.

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• 在我前面走。

  Zài wǒ qián miàn zǒu

  Walk ahead of me.

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• 往前开。

  Wǎng qián kāi

  Drive on.

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• 我以前在山里。

  Wǒ yǐ qián zài shān lǐ

  I was in the mountains.

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Words containing 前

• 前qián 2front; forward; ahead; first; top (followed by a number); future; ago; before; BC (e.g. 前293年); former; formerly
• 前面qián miàn 2–4 ahead; in front; preceding; above; also pr. [qián mian]
• 前天qián tiān 2–1 the day before yesterday
• 前边qián bian 2–5front; the front side; in front of
• 以前yǐ qián 3–2 before; formerly; previous; ago
• 面前miàn qián 4–2 in front of; facing; (in the) presence (of)
• 前年qián nián 2–2 the year before last
• 目前mù qián 4–2 at the present time; currently
• 提前tí qián 2–2 to shift to an earlier date; to do sth ahead of time; in advance
• 前往qián wǎng 2–3 to leave for; to proceed towards; to go to
• 眼前yǎn qián 3–2 before one's eyes; now; at present
• 前进qián jìn 2–4 to go forward; to forge ahead; to advance; onward