前

The character "前" has 9 strokes. "前" is one of the 3500 commonly used characters. The character "前" has 1 pronunciations, . The pronunciations of "前" are "qián" . View the stroke order of "前">>

The basic meaning of the Chinese character "前"

v.: move forward; go ahead; march

n.: front; past; former times; future; first; top; battlefront; battlefield

adj.: former; preceding; pre-

• move forward : 前进；向前移动；推进
• go ahead : 允许做, 可以
• march : v.齐步行进；示威游行；与…交界；与…接壤
• front : n.前部；前面；正面；最前面部分；前线；前沿阵地；模样；举止；胆大；自信；脸；前额
• past : adj.过去的；不复存在的；以前的；刚过去的；过去时的
• future : n.将来；未来；今后；期货；前景；前途；未来将会（或可能会）发生的事；成功（或令人高兴）的前景；将来时
• first : num.最先；最早；第一；最高的；首要的；最重要的；第一位的；第一次；首次；初次
• top : n.顶；顶端；顶部；盖；顶盖；篷；最高的级别；最远的地方；毛条；夸克六味之一；陀螺
• battlefront : n.战线
• battlefield : n.战场；斗争领域
• former : adj.前任的；曾经当过… 的；前者的；以前的；从前的；早先的
• preceding : vt.先于，优于，在…之前；（precede的现在分词形式）
• pre- : prefix表示“在… 之前”: pre-adolescent ｜ precaution ｜ precede

Form words with "前"

几年前 a few years ago

前甲板 foredeck

前市长 former mayor

前部长 former minister

前排座位 front-row seats

许多年前 many years ago

六十年前 sixty years ago

前舱口 forehatch

前车灯 headlight; headlamp

前墓室 front chamber of a tomb

前摆 front skirt

使用前摇匀 shake before using

春天到来前 before the advent of spring

拂晓前发起反攻 launch a counterattack before daybreak

正式付印前的清样 press proof

守候在母亲的病榻前 attend at one's mother's sickbed

Example phrases using "前"

• 十年前我来这个城市时一文不名。

  I arrived in this city 10 years ago without a penny.

• 离开前把所有的东西都放回原处。

  Put everything back where it belongs before you leave.

• 他在下班前很早就把活儿做完了。

  He finished the job long before knock-off.

• 临行前她还要到几个地方去告别。

  She still has several goodbyes to say before leaving.

• 他在辞职前已经另找了一个去处。

  He had found another job before he quit this one.

• 陪审团在裁决前商议了四个小时。

  The jury deliberated four hours before bringing in a verdict.

• 临行前，他向在场的人一一告别。

  He bade goodbye to everyone present before his departure.

• 我们连夜开车，天亮前赶回来了。

  We drove overnight and rushed back before dawn.

• 你们必须至迟在下星期五前交作业。

  You must hand in your homework by next Friday at the latest.

• 他默默地站立在战争纪念碑前。

  Silently, he stood before the war memorial.