前

qián

“Front” in Chinese is 前 (qián).

Other characters with the syllable qian: see all 17 →

Meaning

front
forward
ahead

Show 8 more meanings

first
top (followed by a number)
future
ago
before
BC (e.g. 前293年)
former
formerly

Example

我前天认识了他。

From 前天 · Example sentence from Tatoeba (CC BY 2.0).

Stroke Order

9 strokes

Words containing 前

前边qiánbianfrontHSK 1 前天qiántiānthe day before yesterdayHSK 1 面前miànqiánin front ofHSK 2 前年qiánniánthe year before lastHSK 2 以前yǐqiánbeforeHSK 2 从前cóngqiánpreviouslyHSK 3 目前mùqiánat the present timeHSK 3 前后qiánhòuaroundHSK 3

More HSK 1 characters

爱àito love; to be fond of; to likeHSK 1 八bāeightHSK 1 爸bàfatherHSK 1 吧babar (loanword) (serving drinks, or providing Internet access etc)HSK 1 白báiBai ethnic groupHSK 1 百bǎihundredHSK 1 班bānteam; class; gradeHSK 1 半bànhalfHSK 1 帮bāngto helpHSK 1 包bāoto coverHSK 1

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