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front forward ahead first top (followed by a number) future ago before BC (e.g. 前293年) former formerly
(dialect) morning forenoon
foreground vista (future) prospects perspective
preceding period early stage
Trad. 前橋
Maebashi (surname or place name)
front part (of an object) first part (of an event) previous paragraph
(military) forward position frontier; cutting-edge; forefront
Trad. 前涼
Former Liang, one of the Sixteen Kingdoms (314-376)
Trad. 前漢
Former Han dynasty (206 BC-8 AD), also called 西漢|西汉[Xi1 Han4], Western Han dynasty
prehistoric times; (attributive) prehistoric
Former Yan of the Sixteen Kingdoms (337-370)
previous life previous incarnation
forward-looking prescient foresight forethought outlook
criminal record previous convictions
Former Qin (351–395), a dynastic state of China during the Sixteen Kingdoms period
future (career etc) prospects
front front end forward part of sth
Trad. 前線
front line military front workface cutting edge
to advance; to step forward
to place before frontal; leading pre-
the former (i.e. the one mentioned first)
proventriculus forestomach
Trad. 前腳
one moment ..., (the next ...) leading foot (in walking)
Trad. 前臺
stage proscenium foreground in politics etc (sometimes derog.) front desk reception desk (computing) front-end foreground
Trad. 前艙
fore hold (on ship) bow cabin
forward patrol (military) (old) (fig.) the top ranks
appetizer; starter; hors d'oeuvre
Trad. 前衛
advanced guard vanguard avant-garde forward (soccer position)
preface; foreword; introduction; preamble earlier remarks; earlier words (literary) words of the ancient thinkers
Trad. 前趙
Former Zhao of the Sixteen Kingdoms (304-329)
forerunner predecessor precursor previous incarnation (Buddhism) jacket front
Trad. 前輩
senior older generation precursor
the front (of) (in) front (in) sb's presence just before (a date)
(of children, parents etc) at one's side; living with one
aforestated stated above the preceding statement
prospects future outlook journey
(in) the past ahead; forward; in the future
Trad. 前進
to go forward to forge ahead to advance onward
Trad. 前邊
front the front side in front of
see 前金區|前金区[Qian2 jin1 Qu1]
Trad. 前鋒
vanguard front line a forward (sports)
Trad. 前鎮
see 前鎮區|前镇区[Qian2 zhen4 Qu1]
Trad. 前門
Qianmen subway station on Beijing Subway Line 2
Trad. 前門
front door main entrance honest and upright approach (as opposed to 後門|后门, back-door or under the counter)
front courtyard front yard
ahead in front preceding above also pr. [qian2 mian5]
Trad. 前頭
in front at the head ahead above
Trad. 前體
(chemistry, biology) precursor
to be ahead of one's time to surpass or outdo one's predecessors to be ahead of the pack to take the lead advanced
before this before then previously
the other day a few days ago
in front of facing (in the) presence (of)
(of a deceased) during one's life while living
before one's eyes now at present
to shift to an earlier date to do sth ahead of time in advance
at the present time currently
to support the front (military)
previous generations previous incarnation (Buddhism)
past events antecedent what has happened
a few (days, years etc) ago
predecessor forebears the person facing you
predecessor ex- former ex (spouse etc)
Trad. 前來
to come (formal) before previously
omen prior indication first sign
Trad. 前兒
before day before yesterday
see 台前縣|台前县[Tai2 qian2 Xian4]
by the end of the year at the end of the year; shortly before New Year
Trad. 前塵
the past impurity contracted previously (in the sentient world) (Buddhism)
Trad. 術前
preoperative; before surgery
before prior to ago previously beforehand
Trad. 當前
the present time to be faced with
former hatred bygone enmity
in advance; before the event
Trad. 前廳
anteroom vestibule lobby (of a hotel etc)
to leave for; to proceed towards; to go to
Trad. 前後
around from beginning to end all around front and rear
former love former circumstances
to come close to get near to front
Trad. 車前
Chinese plantain (Plantago asiatica), perennial herb used in TCM
premise precondition prerequisite
Trad. 從前
previously formerly once upon a time
(the item) named above aforementioned cited above op. cit.
before formerly previous ago
Trad. 前漢書
History of the Former Han Dynasty, second of the 24 dynastic histories 二十四史[Er4 shi2 si4 Shi3], composed by Ban Gu 班固[Ban1 Gu4] in 82 during Eastern Han (later Han), 100 scrolls
farsightedness perspicacity prescience forward-looking
Trad. 前臼齒
premolar tooth (immediately behind canine teeth in some mammals)
BCE (before the Common Era) BC (before Christ)
Trad. 右前衛
right forward (soccer position)
Trad. 前進區
Qianjin, a district of Jiamusi City 佳木斯市[Jia1 mu4 si1 Shi4], Heilongjiang
Trad. 前邊兒
erhua variant of 前邊|前边[qian2 bian5]
Trad. 左前衛
left forward (soccer position)
Trad. 前郭縣
Qian Gorlos Mongol autonomous county in Songyuan 松原, Jilin
Trad. 前金區
Cianjin, a district of Kaohsiung City 高雄市[Gao1 xiong2 Shi4], Taiwan
Trad. 前鋸肌
serratus anterior muscle (upper sides of the chest)
Trad. 前鎮區
Cianjhen, a district of Kaohsiung City 高雄市[Gao1 xiong2 Shi4], Taiwan
Trad. 站前區
Zhanqian district of Yingkou City 營口市|营口市, Liaoning
Trad. 歐車前
psyllium (genus Plantago)
alveolar nasal consonant n produced in the nose with the tongue against the alveolar ridge
Trad. 馬前卒
lackey errand boy lit. runner before a carriage
BCE (before the Common Era) BC (before Christ)
Trad. 紀元前
before the common era (BC)
Trad. 中前衛
center forward (soccer position)
the day before (an event)
not long ago not long before
to set out in advance to make arrangements (board, lodging etc) (military) to dispatch an advance party
Trad. 前備箱
front trunk (of a car); frunk
Trad. 台前縣
Taiqian, a county in Puyang City 濮陽市|濮阳市[Pu2 yang2 Shi4], Henan
first half of the night (from nightfall to midnight)
morning a.m. first half of the day
morning a.m. first half of the day
Trad. 前幾天
a few days ago a few days before the past few days the previous few days
fenestra vestibuli (of inner ear)
Trad. 前後文
context the surrounding words same as 上下文
Trad. 前意識
preconscious preconsciousness
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