in front; ahead; formerly (dialect)
Tone colorsmāmámǎmàma
Meanings
2 senses · 6 examplesnoun
in front; ahead
dialectUsed in some northern dialects to indicate spatial position in front of someone or something. Functions as a locative noun.
Tā他
zài在
tóu头
qián前
yǐn引
lù路
。
He is leading the way ahead.
Nǐ你
zǒu走
zài在
tóu头
qián前
，
wǒ我
gēn跟
zài在
hòu后
tou头
。
You walk in front, and I'll follow behind.
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Tóu头
qián前
nà那
kē棵
shù树
dǐ底
xia下
liáng凉
kuai快
，
zán咱
men们
qù去
nà那
r儿
xiē歇
huì会
r儿
。
It's cool under that tree up ahead; let's go rest there for a while.
noun
before; formerly; in the past
dialectUsed temporally to refer to a time in the past, particularly in northern Chinese dialects.
Tóu头
qián前
zhè这
gè个
dì地
fang方
hái还
shì是
hěn很
huāng荒
liáng凉
de的
。
This place was still very desolate in the past.
Tóu头
qián前
de的
shì事
jiù就
bié别
tí提
le了
，
zán咱
men们
wǎng往
qián前
kàn看
。
Don't bring up things from the past; let's look forward.
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Wǒ我
tóu头
qián前
jiù就
gēn跟
nǐ你
shuō说
guo过
，
nǐ你
fēi非
bù不
tīng听
。
I told you before, but you just wouldn't listen.