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

• 超前意识(超前意識) foresight
• 现前(現前) to manifest ; the present
• 向前翻腾(向前翻騰) forward somersault
• 前任 predecessor; ex-; former; ex (spouse etc)
• 前倨后恭(前倨後恭) to switch from arrogance to deference
• 前生 previous lives
• 前仆后继(前仆後繼) one falls, the next follows; stepping into the breach to replace fallen comrades
• 婚前财产公证(婚前財產公證) prenuptial agreement; dowry contract
• 前茅 forward patrol ; top ranks
• 有宝何必人前夸(有寶何必人前誇) There is no need to boast about one's treasures.
• 前移式叉车(前移式叉車) reach truck
• 前襜 an apron
• 裹足不前 to stand still without advancing; to hesitate and hold back
• 前赴 go to
• 此前 before this; before then; previously
• 台前 Taiqian ; front of the stage
• 前院 front courtyard; front yard
• 前人栽树，后人乘凉(前人栽樹，後人乘涼) to enjoy the benefits of the hard work of one's predecessors.
• 前置修饰语(前置修飾語) premodifier
• 空前绝后(空前絕後) unprecedented and never to be duplicated; unmatched
• 前身 forerunner; predecessor; precursor ; a previous life
• 双后前兵开局(雙后前兵開局) Double Queen Pawn Opening; Closed Game (chess)
• 前齿龈(前齒齦) alveolar; front part of the alveolar ridge
• 超前消费(超前消費) excessive consumption; overspending on luxuries
• 前景 foreground; vista ; future circumstances; prospects
• 雨前茶 Hyson tea; young tea leaves
• 事前 in advance; before the event
• 前提 precondition; prerequisite ; logical premise
• 五百年前是一家 five hundred years ago we were the same family (said of persons with the same surname)
• 前不见古人，后不见来者(前不見古人，後不見來者) unique; unprecedented
• 前门拒虎，后门进狼(前門拒虎，後門進狼) to beat a tiger from the front door, only to have a wolf come in at the back
• 前辈(前輩) a senior
• 前件 antecedent
• 后巷前街(後巷前街) all around the streets and alleys; everywhere
• 前署 predecessor in office
• 前所未有 never happened in the past; unprecedented
• 年前 years ago
• 不顾前后(不顧前後) regardless of what's before or after; rushing blindly into sth
• 前例 precedent
• 畏缩不前(畏縮不前) to shrink back in fear
• 匍匐前进(匍匐前進) to crawl forward
• 此时以前(此時以前) heretofore
• 前页(前頁) front matter; front pages
• 胸前 (on the) chest; bosom
• 前半天儿(前半天兒) morning
• 前愆 previous errors

Also contained in

开前不圆唇元音 、 前镇 、 闭前圆唇元音 、 科右前旗 、 前四史

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Truncated for common words

• 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
• 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
• 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
• 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
• 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
• 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
• 前坐 (前坐) 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: 4