qián

Translation

  • front
  • forward
  • ahead
  • first
  • top (followed by a number)
  • future
  • ago
  • before
  • BC (e.g. 前293年)
  • former
  • formerly

Synonyms

Examples

  • 大好的途摆在他面
    A brilliant future lay before him.
  • 进两步。
    Advance two steps.
  • 进来之请敲门。
    Please knock before you come in.
  • 请到面来。
    Move up to the front, please.
  • 最晚十点来这里。
    Come here by ten at the latest.
  • 从来没有人听说过。
    Nobody had ever heard of it.
  • 我以读过这本书。
    I have read the book before.
  • 车站有个银行。
    There is a bank in front of the station.
  • 他们渡河进。
    They made their way across the river.
  • 这幢楼以是医院。
    Formerly this building was a hospital.
Chinese Tones