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Character Decomposition
前=丷+一+刖
Meanings
front
forward
ahead
first
top (followed by a number)
future
ago
before
BC (e.g. 前293年)
former
formerly
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Words with 前 680 total
in the past · formerly旧前jiù qiánpreviously · formerly · once upon a time从前cóng qiánprenatal · antenatal产前chǎn qiánin front of · facing · (in the) presence (of)面前miàn qiánto come close · to get near to · front近前jìn qiánat the present time · currently目前mù qiánex-wife · late wife前妻qián qīpreceding period · early stage前期qián qīprecursor · pioneer前驱qián qū
Idioms with 前 144 total Chain
to follow everywhere · to always be there for sb at their beck and call鞍前马后ān qián mǎ hòuthinking and pondering (idiom); to turn sth over in one's mind · to consider repeatedly巴前算后bā qián suàn hòuregardless of what's before or after (idiom); rushing blindly into sth不顾前后bù gù qián hòulit. the rear waves of the Yangtze River drive on those before (idiom) · fig. the new is constantly replacing the old · each new generation excels the previous · (of things) to be constantly evolving长江后浪推前浪Cháng Jiāng hòu làng tuī qián làng