qián

前

front; before

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Words with 前

前天 qián tiān the day before yesterday HSK 1
前边 qián bian front; the front side HSK 1
以前 yǐ qián before; formerly HSK 2
面前 miàn qián in front of; facing HSK 2
前年 qián nián the year before last HSK 2
目前 mù qián at the present time; currently HSK 3
前面 qián miàn ahead; in front HSK 3
提前 tí qián to shift to an earlier date; to do sth ahead of time HSK 3
前往 qián wǎng to leave for; to proceed towards; to go to HSK 3
眼前 yǎn qián before one's eyes; now HSK 3
前进 qián jìn to go forward; to forge ahead HSK 3
从前 cóng qián previously; formerly HSK 3

Examples from your lessons

  • 向前走,第一个门就是厕所。 Walk ahead — the first door is the restroom. Lesson 17
  • 他在我前边,她在我后边。 He is in front of me; she is behind me. Lesson 108
  • 车站在前边路口的右边。 The station is on the right at the next intersection. Lesson 109
  • A:前天是星期几? A: What day was the day before yesterday? 星期几?
  • B:前天是星期六。 B: It was Saturday. 星期几?
  • 学校前边有一个商店,后边有一个饭店。 There's a shop in front of the school and a restaurant behind it. 我的学校

Character facts

Radical
刂 knife
Parts
丷 + 一 + 刖
Structure
Top–bottom
Unicode
U+524D