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qián
前

HSK 1
common

Meaning of 前

前 means front; forward space/position; to move forward; advance. Pronounced qián. HSK 1.

  • front; forward space/position
  • to move forward; advance
  • front in order/rank

Character Info

Radical八
Strokes10
Components
虍
月
刂

Stroke Order

前

Definitions & Examples

Tā他
jiā家
de的
qián前
mén门
duì对
zhe着
gōng公
yuán园
 。

The front door of his house faces the park.

Wǒ我
men们
cūn村
qián前
cūn村
hòu后
dōu都
zhòng种
mǎn满
le了
guǒ果
shù树
 。

Our village is lined with fruit trees both in front and behind it.

Qǐng请
zuò坐
zài在
qián前
pái排
de的
wèi位
zhì置
shàng上
 。

Please take a seat in the front row.

Tā他
zhàn站
zài在
duì队
wu伍
de的
zuì最
qián前
miàn面
 。

He is standing at the very front of the line.

Xué学
xiào校
qián前
mén门
yǒu有
yī一
jiā家
biàn便
lì利
diàn店
 。

There is a convenience store at the front gate of the school.

Relations

Common Words

前面qiánmiàn

front; ahead; before; earlier part

前进 / 前進qiánjìn

advance; move forward; progress

前天qiántiān

the day before yesterday

从前 / 從前cóngqián

in the past; formerly

前方qiánfāng

front; ahead; forward area

前程qiánchéng

future; prospect; career

前景qiánjǐng

foreground; prospect; outlook

以前yǐqián

before; in the past; former times

前线 / 前線qiánxiàn

front line; forefront

提前tíqián

move to an earlier time; advance

前后 / 前後qiánhòu

around a time; from beginning to end; front and back

当前 / 當前dāngqián

in front; at present; current

前任qiánrèn

predecessor; former; preceding