前 qián

1. qián adjective front
   Domain: Modern Chinese 现代汉语
   Notes: In the sense of 前面 'front' in terms of phyiscal position (ABC 'qián' 前 bf; Guoyu '前' adj 1; Kroll 2015 '前' 1, p. 361; Mathews 1931 '前', p. 126; NCCED '前' 2; Unihan '前')
2. qián noun former; the past
   Domain: Modern Chinese 现代汉语 , Subdomain: Time
   Notes: For example, 前所未有 'never happened in the past, i.e. unprecedented' (CCI '前所未有'; Kroll 2015 '前' 2, p. 361; Mathews 1931 '前', p. 126; NCCED '前' 3; Unihan '前').
3. qián verb to go forward
   Domain: Modern Chinese 现代汉语
   Notes: (Kroll 2015 '前' 1a; NCCED '前'; Unihan '前')
4. qián adjective preceding
   Domain: Modern Chinese 现代汉语 , Subdomain: Function Words
   Notes: (ABC 'qián' 前 attr 1; NCCED '前' 5)
5. qián adjective before; earlier; prior
   Domain: Modern Chinese 现代汉语 , Subdomain: Time
   Notes: (ABC 'qián' 前 attr 2; Kroll 2015 '前' 2, p. 361; Mathews 1931 '前', p. 126; NCCED '前' 4; Unihan '前')
6. qián verb to appear before
   Domain: Literary Chinese 文言文
   Notes: (Kroll 2015 '前' 1b, p. 361)
7. qián noun future
   Domain: Modern Chinese 现代汉语 , Subdomain: Time
   Notes: (NCCED '前' 6)
8. qián noun top; first
   Domain: Modern Chinese 现代汉语
   Notes: (ABC 'qián' 前 attr 1; NCCED '前' 7)
9. qián noun battlefront
   Domain: Modern Chinese 现代汉语 , Subdomain: Military
   Notes: (NCCED '前' 8)
10. qián prefix pre-
    Domain: Modern Chinese 现代汉语 , Subdomain: Function Words
    Notes: For example, 前总统 'former president' (ABC 'qián' 前 pref)

Contained in

• 哥林多前书(哥林多前書) First epistle of St Paul to the Corinthians
• 前不久 not long ago; not long before
• 前途渺茫 not knowing what to do next; at a loose end
• 前车之覆，后车之鉴(前車之覆，後車之鑒) the cart in front overturns, a warning to the following cart; draw lesson from the failure of one's predecessor; learn from past mistake
• 前驱(前驅) precursor ; advance guard; pioneer
• 纪元前(紀元前) before the common era (BCE)
• 前功 previous service
• 前些 a few (days, years etc) ago
• 前所未闻(前所未聞) unheard-of; unprecedented
• 胸前 (on the) chest; bosom
• 前摆(前擺) last time
• 经济前途(經濟前途) economic future; economic outlook
• 前半夜 first half of the night (from nightfall to midnight)
• 门前(門前) in front of the door
• 超前消费(超前消費) excessive consumption; overspending on luxuries
• 开始以前(開始以前) before the beginning
• 前规(前規) previous example; role model
• 前军(前軍) forward army
• 前列腺炎 prostatitis
• 前大灯(前大燈) headlight
• 前防 frontline
• 车到山前自有路(車到山前自有路) When we get to the mountain, there'll be a way through.; Everything will turn out for the best.; Let's worry about it when it happens.; It will be all right on the night.
• 新年前夕 New Year's Eve
• 前页(前頁) front matter; front pages
• 子癫前症(子癲前症) pre-eclampsia, toxaemia of pregnancy
• 在此之前 before this; beforehand; previously
• 专美于前(專美於前) to monopolize the limelight; to get all the glory; to rank highest
• 前后(前後) front and back; before and after ; from beginning to end
• 前面 in front of; facing
• 大车前草(大車前草) plantago major
• 前后文(前後文) context; the surrounding words
• 前胸 chest; breast
• 前台(前臺) foreground ; front desk; reception desk
• 前知 to anticipate; to foresee
• 向前翻腾(向前翻騰) forward somersault
• 前不见古人，后不见来者(前不見古人，後不見來者) unique; unprecedented
• 前空翻 forward somersault; front flip
• 前列 forefront; front row
• 前车之鉴(前車之鑒) warning from an a carriage in front; to learn a lesson from a defeated predecessor
• 前半生 first half of one's life
• 天前配 soul mates; before heaven match
• 从前(從前) previously; formerly
• 锦绣前程(錦繡前程) bright future; bright prospects
• 前意识(前意識) preconsciousness
• 以前 before; formerly; previous; ago ; since a previous time; until the present

Also contained in

半开前圆唇元音 、 肥前国 、 鄂托克前旗 、 半开前不圆唇元音 、 肥前 、 前元音

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• 卷17　志第12 律曆中 Volume 17 Treatises 12: Measures and the Calendar 2 Book of Sui 隋書 — count: 172
• 卷七十　　志第二十一: 　禮樂四 Volume 70 Treatises 23: Rites and Music 4 History of Yuan 元史 — count: 144
• 卷六十七　志第十八: 　禮樂一 Volume 67 Treatises 20: Rites and Music 1 History of Yuan 元史 — count: 115
• 卷18　志第13 律曆下 Volume 18 Treatises 13: Measures and the Calendar 3 Book of Sui 隋書 — count: 100
• 卷一百二十一 志第七十四 禮二十四 Volume 121 Treatises 74: Rites 24 History of Song 宋史 — count: 94
• 卷七十三　志第二十四: 　祭祀二 Volume 73 Treatises 26: Offerings 2 History of Yuan 元史 — count: 92
• 卷三十三 志第十三: 曆二 Volume 33 Treatises 13: Calendar 2 Old Book of Tang 舊唐書 — count: 82
• 卷七十六　志第二十七上: 祭祀五 Volume 76 Treatises 29: Offerings 5 History of Yuan 元史 — count: 75
• 卷三十四 志第十四: 曆三 Volume 34 Treatises 14: Calendar 3 Old Book of Tang 舊唐書 — count: 70
• 卷一百〇五 表第六 功臣世表一 Volume 105 Tables 6: Ministers with Outstanding Service 1 History of Ming 明史 — count: 68

Collocations

• 阶前 (階前) 主人坐奠爵于階前 — The Book of Etiquette and Ceremonial 儀禮, 鄉飲酒禮 第四 4. Rites of the district symposium — count: 27
• 筵前 (筵前) 賔筵前坐 — The Book of Etiquette and Ceremonial 儀禮, 士冠禮 第一 1. Capping rites for (the son of) a common officer — count: 18
• 席前 (席前) 掃席前曰拚 — The Book of Rites 禮記, 《少儀》 Smaller Rules of Demeanour — count: 15
• 前北面 (前北面) 殯前北面 — The Book of Rites 禮記, 《曾子問》 The Questions of Zeng-zi — count: 9
• 君前 (君前) 君前臣名也 — Gongyang's Commentary on the Spring and Autumn Annals 春秋公羊傳, 莊公 Lord Zhang — count: 7
• 祝前 (祝前) 祝前尸 — The Book of Etiquette and Ceremonial 儀禮, 士虞禮 第十四 14. Post burial rites for a common officer — count: 7
• 阼阶前 (阼階前) 主人阼階前西面坐奠爵 — The Book of Etiquette and Ceremonial 儀禮, 鄉射禮 第五 5. Rites of the district archery meet — count: 6
• 马前 (馬前) 申犀稽首於王之馬前 — The Commentary of Zuo on the Spring and Autumn Annals 春秋左氏傳, 宣公 Lord Xuan — count: 5
• 前王 (前王) 於乎前王不忘 — The Book of Songs 詩經, 周頌‧清廟之什‧烈文 Sacrificial odes of Zhou - Decade Of Qing Miao - Lie Wen — count: 5
• 前适 (前適) 自席前適阼階上 — The Book of Etiquette and Ceremonial 儀禮, 鄉飲酒禮 第四 4. Rites of the district symposium — count: 4