"Ahead" • Chinese-English Dictionary

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 qián miàn ahead / in front / preceding / above / also pr. [qian2 mian5]
 qián fāng ahead / the front
 zài qián ahead / formerly / in the past
 qián tou in front / at the head / ahead / above
 xiān tóu in advance / ahead / before / previously
 qián front / forward / ahead / first / top (followed by a number) / future / ago / before / BC (e.g. 前293年) / former / formerly
 jǐn guǎn despite / although / even though / in spite of / unhesitatingly / do not hesitate (to ask, complain etc) / (go ahead and do it) without hesitating
 tí qián to shift to an earlier date / to do sth ahead of time / in advance
 qián jìn to go forward / to forge ahead / to advance / onward
 yù dìng to place an order / to book ahead
沿 qián yán front-line / forward position / outpost / extending ahead / frontier (of science, technology etc)
 hè dào to shout (i.e. to say in a loud voice) (usually followed by the words shouted) / (old) (of yamen bailiffs etc) to walk ahead of an official, shouting at pedestrians to clear the way
 zhǎn wàng outlook / prospect / to look ahead / to look forward to
 mài jìn to step in / to stride forward / to forge ahead
 chāo qián 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
 tí zǎo ahead of schedule / sooner than planned / to bring forward (to an earlier time)
 pān dēng to climb / to pull oneself up / to clamber / to scale / fig. to forge ahead in the face of hardships and danger
 yào qiáng eager to excel / eager to get ahead in life / strong-minded
 wèi yǔ chóu móu lit. before it rains, bind around with silk (idiom, from Book of Songs 詩經|诗经) / fig. to plan ahead / to prepare for a rainy day
 jīng jìn to forge ahead vigorously / to dedicate oneself to progress
 shì kě ér zhǐ to stop before going too far (idiom) / to stop while one can / don't overdo it / stop while you're ahead
 shēn móu yuǎn lu:4 lit. deep plans and distant thoughts / to plan far ahead (idiom)
 wàn mǎ bēn téng lit. ten thousand stampeding horses (idiom) / fig. with great momentum / going full speed ahead
 léi dǎ bù dòng not shaken by thunder (idiom) / the arrangements are unalterable / to adhere rigidly to regulations / will go ahead whatever happens (of an arrangement or plan)
 tóu shí wèn lù lit. to toss a stone to find out what's ahead (idiom) / fig. to test the waters
 měng jìn to advance boldly / to push ahead vigorously
 zhān wàng to look far ahead / to look forward (to)
 zhào zhí directly / straight / straight ahead / straightforward
 chōng thoroughfare / to go straight ahead / to rush / to clash
 yíng to welcome / to meet / to face / to forge ahead (esp. in the face of difficulties)
 chuō to get ahead / to stride / to excel / Taiwan pr. [zhuo2]
 líng to stare straight ahead
 shēng bù féng shí born at the wrong time (idiom) / unlucky (esp. to complain about one's fate) / born under an unlucky star / ahead of his time
 yàn què chù táng lit. a caged bird in a pavilion (idiom) / fig. to lose vigilance by comfortable living / unaware of the disasters ahead / a fool's paradise
 chù táng yàn què lit. a caged bird in a pavilion (idiom) / fig. to lose vigilance by comfortable living / unaware of the disasters ahead / a fool's paradise
 xíng bù cóng jìng lit. not following the straight path (idiom) / fig. looking for a shortcut to get ahead in work or study
 qí gāo yī zhāo to be a step ahead of the opponent (idiom) / to outsmart one's opponent
 yī zhí wǎng qián straight ahead
 xiào pín bù xiào chāng the notion in society that it's better to get ahead in the world by abandoning one's scruples than to suffer poverty / lit. despising poverty but not prostitution (idiom)
 jīng jìn to forge ahead vigorously / to dedicate oneself to progress
 chāo qiān (literary) to be promoted more than one grade or rank at a time / to be promoted ahead of time
 fēng yǔ yù lái lit. storm clouds approach / troubles lie ahead (idiom)
 qián bù zháo cūn , hòu bù zháo diàn lit. no village ahead and no inn behind (idiom) / fig. to be stranded in the middle of nowhere / to be in a predicament
 jiàn hǎo jiù shōu to quit while one is ahead (idiom) / to know when to stop
 pīn diē (slang) to rely on one's father's wealth or prestige to get ahead
 qián fāng gāo néng (slang) Something awesome is about to happen! (originally, in a Japanese space battleship anime, it meant "Danger! High energy up ahead!" &mdash / a warning to either prepare for battle or take evasive action)
 píng shì to look squarely at / to look straight ahead / (instrumentation) heads-up (display)
 hòu wén the pages ahead / the following pages
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