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癌前期 癌前期 [[ai2 qian2qi1]] /precancerous stage/ 895 2
鞍前馬後 鞍前马后 [an1 qian2 ma3 hou4] /to follow everywhere/to always be there for sb at their beck and call/ 5516 1
巴前算後 巴前算后 [ba1 qian2 suan4 hou4] /thinking and pondering (idiom); to turn sth over in one's mind/to consider repeatedly/ 6342 1
跋前躓後 跋前踬后 [[ba2qian2-zhi4hou4]] /see 跋胡疐尾[ba2hu2-zhi4wei3]/ 663 2
跋前疐後 跋前疐后 [[ba2qian2-zhi4hou4]] /see 跋胡疐尾[ba2hu2-zhi4wei3]/ 663 2
彼得前書 彼得前书 [Bi3 de2 qian2 shu1] /First Epistle of Peter (in New Testament)/ 6829 1
冰釋前嫌 冰释前嫌 [[bing1shi4-qian2xian2]] /(idiom) to forget previous differences; to bury the hatchet/ 617 2
不顧前後 不顾前后 [bu4 gu4 qian2 hou4] /regardless of what's before or after (idiom); rushing blindly into sth/ 6342 1
不久前 不久前 [bu4 jiu3 qian2] /not long ago/ 6633 1
不聽老人言,吃虧在眼前 不听老人言,吃亏在眼前 [bu4 ting1 lao3 ren2 yan2 , chi1 kui1 zai4 yan3 qian2] /(idiom) ignore your elders at your peril/ 2856 1
餐前酒 餐前酒 [can1 qian2 jiu3] /aperitif/ 2641 1
察哈爾右翼前旗 察哈尔右翼前旗 [Cha2 ha1 er3 you4 yi4 qian2 qi2] /Chahar Right Front banner or Caxar Baruun Garyn Ömnöd khoshuu in Ulaanchab 烏蘭察布|乌兰察布[Wu1 lan2 cha2 bu4], Inner Mongolia/ 6041 1
產檢 产检 [chan3 jian3] /prenatal checkup (abbr. for 產前檢查|产前检查[chan3 qian2 jian3 cha2])/ 1079 1
產前 产前 [chan3 qian2] /prenatal/antenatal/ 6142 1
產前檢查 产前检查 [chan3 qian2 jian3 cha2] /prenatal checkup; antenatal examination/ 1079 1
長江後浪催前浪 长江后浪催前浪 [Chang2 Jiang1 hou4 lang4 cui1 qian2 lang4] /see 長江後浪推前浪|长江后浪推前浪[Chang2 Jiang1 hou4 lang4 tui1 qian2 lang4]/ 4535 1
長江後浪推前浪 长江后浪推前浪 [Chang2 Jiang1 hou4 lang4 tui1 qian2 lang4] /lit. 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/ 4535 1
超前 超前 [chao1 qian2] /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/ 6372 1
超前瞄準 超前瞄准 [chao1 qian2 miao2 zhun3] /to aim in front of a moving target/ 6548 1
超前消費 超前消费 [chao1 qian2 xiao1 fei4] /excessive consumption; spending beyond one's means/ 1024 1
超前意識 超前意识 [chao1 qian2 yi4 shi2] /foresight/ 6548 1
朝前 朝前 [chao2 qian2] /facing forwards/ 6651 1
車到山前必有路 车到山前必有路 [che1 dao4 shan1 qian2 bi4 you3 lu4] /lit. when we get to the mountain, there'll be a way through (idiom)/fig. everything will turn out for the best; let's worry about it when it happens; it will be all right on the night/ 1002 1
車到山前必有路,船到橋頭自然直 车到山前必有路,船到桥头自然直 [che1 dao4 shan1 qian2 bi4 you3 lu4 , chuan2 dao4 qiao2 tou2 zi4 ran2 zhi2] /(idiom) everything will turn out all right; let's worry about it when it happens; it will be all right on the night/ 1002 1
車到山前自有路 车到山前自有路 [che1 dao4 shan1 qian2 zi4 you3 lu4] /see 車到山前必有路|车到山前必有路[che1 dao4 shan1 qian2 bi4 you3 lu4]/ 1869 1
車前 车前 [[che1qian2]] /Chinese plantain (Plantago asiatica), perennial herb used in TCM/ 462 2
車前草 车前草 [[che1qian2cao3]] /see 車前|车前[che1qian2]/ 462 2
懲前毖後 惩前毖后 [cheng2 qian2 bi4 hou4] /lit. to punish those before to prevent those after (idiom); to criticize former mistakes firmly to prevent them happening again/ 6342 1
承前啟後 承前启后 [cheng2 qian2 qi3 hou4] /to follow the past and herald the future (idiom); part of a historical transition/forming a bridge between earlier and later stages/ 6080 1
承先啟後 承先启后 [cheng2 xian1 qi3 hou4] /see 承前啟後|承前启后[cheng2 qian2 qi3 hou4]/ 5181 1
踟躕不前 踟蹰不前 [chi2 chu2 bu5 qian2] /hesitant to take action/ 5403 1
躊躇不前 踌躇不前 [chou2 chu2 bu4 qian2] /to hesitate to move forward/to hesitate/to hold back/ 2380 1
醜話說在前頭 丑话说在前头 [chou3 hua4 shuo1 zai4 qian2 tou5] /let's talk about the unpleasant things first; let's be frank/ 1275 1
此前 此前 [ci3 qian2] /before this/before then/previously/ 7110 1
從前 从前 [cong2 qian2] /previously/formerly/once upon a time/ 6320 1
打前站 打前站 [da3 qian2 zhan4] /to set out in advance to make arrangements (board, lodging etc)/(military) to dispatch an advance party/ 4150 1
大前年 大前年 [da4 qian2 nian2] /three years ago/ 5120 1
大前提 大前提 [da4 qian2 ti2] /major premise/ 6253 1
大不如前 大不如前 [[da4bu4ru2qian2]] /(idiom) a lot worse than it used to be/ 10 2
大敵當前 大敌当前 [[da4di2-dang1qian2]] /(idiom) to be faced with a formidable enemy/ 624 2
大前天 大前天 [[da4qian2tian1]] /three days ago/ 403 2
當前 当前 [[dang1qian2]] /the present time/to be faced with/ 862 2
到目前為止 到目前为止 [[dao4 mu4qian2 wei2zhi3]] /until now; so far/ 580 2
鄧通 邓通 [Deng4 Tong1] /Deng Tong (2nd c. BC), one of the wealthiest Former Han Dynasty 前漢|前汉[Qian2 Han4] officials/ 4411 1
鄂托克前旗 鄂托克前旗 [E4 tuo1 ke4 qian2 qi2] /Otog Front banner or Otgiin Ömnöd khoshuu in Ordos 鄂爾多斯|鄂尔多斯[E4 er3 duo1 si1], Inner Mongolia/ 6041 1
苻堅 苻坚 [Fu2 Jian1] /Fu Jian (338-385), emperor of Former Qin 前秦[Qian2 Qin2], reigning from 357-385/ 4493 1
芣苢 芣苢 [[fu2yi3]] /(archaic) see 車前|车前[che1qian2]/ 462 2
趕前不趕後 赶前不赶后 [[gan3 qian2 bu4 gan3 hou4]] /(saying) better to act early than rush later/ 115 2
哥林多前書 哥林多前书 [Ge1 lin2 duo1 qian2 shu1] /First epistle of St Paul to the Corinthians/ 7004 1
各奔前程 各奔前程 [ge4 ben4 qian2 cheng2] /each goes his own way (idiom); each person has his own life to lead/ 6342 1
各人自掃門前雪,莫管他家瓦上霜 各人自扫门前雪,莫管他家瓦上霜 [ge4 ren2 zi4 sao3 men2 qian2 xue3 , mo4 guan3 ta1 jia1 wa3 shang4 shuang1] /sweep the snow from your own door step, don't worry about the frost on your neighbor's roof (idiom)/ 5772 1
跟前 跟前 [gen1 qian5] /(of children, parents etc) at one's side; living with one/ 985 1
跟前 跟前 [[gen1qian2]] /the front (of)/(in) front/(in) sb's presence/just before (a date)/ 840 2
公元前 公元前 [gong1 yuan2 qian2] /BCE (before the Common Era)/BC (before Christ)/ 5393 1
關公面前耍大刀 关公面前耍大刀 [Guan1 gong1 mian4 qian2 shua3 da4 dao1] /lit. to wield the broadsword in the presence of Lord Guan (idiom)/fig. to make a fool of oneself by showing off in front of an expert/ 2358 1
光前裕後 光前裕后 [guang1 qian2 yu4 hou4] /to bring honor to one's ancestors and benefit future generations (idiom)/ 6342 1
裹足不前 裹足不前 [guo3 zu2 bu4 qian2] /to stand still without advancing (idiom); to hesitate and hold back/ 6342 1
好漢不吃眼前虧 好汉不吃眼前亏 [hao3 han4 bu4 chi1 yan3 qian2 kui1] /a wise man knows better than to fight when the odds are against him (idiom)/ 4544 1
花前月下 花前月下 [[hua1qian2-yue4xia4]] /(idiom) romantic surroundings/ 7 2
婚前 婚前 [hun1 qian2] /premarital/prenuptial/ 3417 1
婚前財產公證 婚前财产公证 [hun1 qian2 cai2 chan3 gong1 zheng4] /prenuptial agreement/dowry contract/ 6386 1
婚前性行為 婚前性行为 [hun1 qian2 xing4 xing2 wei2] /premarital sex/ 3417 1
紀元前 纪元前 [ji4 yuan2 qian2] /before the common era (BC)/ 6893 1
錦繡前程 锦绣前程 [jin3 xiu4 qian2 cheng2] /bright future/bright prospects/ 5584 1
近前 近前 [jin4 qian2] /to come close/to get near to/front/ 6476 1
盡釋前嫌 尽释前嫌 [jin4 shi4 qian2 xian2] /to forget former enmity (idiom)/ 6342 1
近在眼前 近在眼前 [[jin4 zai4 yan3qian2]] /right under one's nose; right in front of one's eyes; close at hand; imminent/ 556 2
經濟前途 经济前途 [jing1 ji4 qian2 tu2] /economic future/economic outlook/ 7110 1
舊前 旧前 [jiu4 qian2] /in the past/formerly/ 6570 1
科爾沁右翼前旗 科尔沁右翼前旗 [Ke1 er3 qin4 you4 yi4 qian2 qi2] /Horqin right front banner, Mongolian Khorchin Baruun Garyn Ömnöd khoshuu, in Hinggan league 興安盟|兴安盟[Xing1 an1 meng2], east Inner Mongolia/ 6094 1
科右前旗 科右前旗 [Ke1 you4 qian2 qi2] /Horqin right front banner, Mongolian Khorchin Baruun Garyn Ömnöd khoshuu, in Hinggan league 興安盟|兴安盟[Xing1 an1 meng2], east Inner Mongolia/ 6094 1
空前 空前 [kong1 qian2] /unprecedented/ 7110 1
空前絕後 空前绝后 [kong1 qian2 jue2 hou4] /unprecedented and never to be duplicated/the first and the last/unmatched/unique/ 5533 1
黎明前的黑暗 黎明前的黑暗 [li2 ming2 qian2 de5 hei1 an4] /darkness comes before dawn/things can only get better (idiom)/ 5351 1
[Liang2] /the five Liang of the Sixteen Kingdoms, namely: Former Liang 前涼|前凉 (314-376), Later Liang 後涼|后凉 (386-403), Northern Liang 北涼|北凉 (398-439), Southern Liang 南涼|南凉[Nan2 Liang2] (397-414), Western Liang 西涼|西凉 (400-421)/ 1974 1
馬前卒 马前卒 [ma3 qian2 zu2] /lackey/errand boy/lit. runner before a carriage/ 6750 1
馬失前蹄 马失前蹄 [ma3 shi1 qian2 ti2] /lit. the horse loses its front hooves/fig. sudden failure through miscalculation or inattentiveness/ 6305 1
門前 门前 [men2 qian2] /in front of the door/ 7110 1
面前 面前 [mian4 qian2] /in front of/facing/(in the) presence (of)/ 4694 1
名列前茅 名列前茅 [ming2 lie4 qian2 mao2] /to rank among the best/ 7110 1
目前 目前 [mu4 qian2] /at the present time/currently/ 7110 1
年前 年前 [[nian2qian2]] /by the end of the year/at the end of the year; shortly before New Year/ 875 2
歐車前 欧车前 [ou1 che1 qian2] /psyllium (genus Plantago)/ 6064 1
蹣跚不前 蹒跚不前 [pan2 shan1 bu4 qian2] /to falter/to stall/ 4059 1
匍匐前進 匍匐前进 [pu2 fu2 qian2 jin4] /to crawl forward/ 6204 1
[qian2] /front/forward/ahead/first/top (followed by a number)/future/ago/before/BC (e.g. 前293年)/former/formerly/ 4806 1
前半晌 前半晌 [qian2 ban4 shang3] /morning/a.m./first half of the day/ 6590 1
前半晌兒 前半晌儿 [qian2 ban4 shang3 r5] /erhua variant of 前半晌[qian2 ban4 shang3]/ 5101 1
前半生 前半生 [qian2 ban4 sheng1] /first half of one's life/ 2611 1
前半天 前半天 [qian2 ban4 tian1] /morning/a.m./first half of the day/ 6590 1
前半天兒 前半天儿 [qian2 ban4 tian1 r5] /erhua variant of 前半天[qian2 ban4 tian1]/ 5101 1
前輩 前辈 [qian2 bei4] /senior/older generation/precursor/ 6590 1
前鼻音 前鼻音 [qian2 bi2 yin1] /alveolar nasal/consonant n produced in the nose with the tongue against the alveolar ridge/ 6603 1
前臂 前臂 [qian2 bi4] /forearm/ 6776 1
前邊 前边 [qian2 bian5] /front/the front side/in front of/ 6760 1
前邊兒 前边儿 [qian2 bian5 r5] /erhua variant of 前邊|前边[qian2 bian5]/ 6197 1
前部 前部 [qian2 bu4] /front part/front section/ 4694 1
前不巴村,後不巴店 前不巴村,后不巴店 [qian2 bu4 ba1 cun1 , hou4 bu4 ba1 dian4] /see 前不著村,後不著店|前不着村,后不着店[qian2 bu4 zhao2 cun1 , hou4 bu4 zhao2 dian4]/ 4623 1
前不見古人,後不見來者 前不见古人,后不见来者 [qian2 bu4 jian4 gu3 ren2 , hou4 bu4 jian4 lai2 zhe3] /unique/unprecedented (idiom)/ 5410 1
前不久 前不久 [qian2 bu4 jiu3] /not long ago/not long before/ 6001 1
前不著村,後不著店 前不着村,后不着店 [qian2 bu4 zhao2 cun1 , hou4 bu4 zhao2 dian4] /lit. no village ahead and no inn behind (idiom)/fig. to be stranded in the middle of nowhere/to be in a predicament/ 4623 1
前艙 前舱 [qian2 cang1] /fore hold (on ship)/bow cabin/ 6651 1
前叉 前叉 [qian2 cha1] /fork (bicycle component)/ 2067 1
前朝 前朝 [qian2 chao2] /the previous dynasty/ 6901 1
前車之覆,後車之鑒 前车之覆,后车之鉴 [qian2 che1 zhi1 fu4 , hou4 che1 zhi1 jian4] /lit. the cart in front overturns, a warning to the following cart (idiom); fig. draw lesson from the failure of one's predecessor/learn from past mistake/once bitten twice shy/ 6342 1
前塵 前尘 [qian2 chen2] /the past/impurity contracted previously (in the sentient world) (Buddhism)/ 6142 1
前程 前程 [qian2 cheng2] /future (career etc) prospects/ 6929 1
前程遠大 前程远大 [qian2 cheng2 yuan3 da4] /to have a future full of promise/ 5823 1
前翅 前翅 [qian2 chi4] /front wing (of insect)/ 6774 1
前傳 前传 [qian2 chuan2] /forward pass (sport)/ 5557 1
前此 前此 [qian2 ci3] /before today/ 6042 1
前大燈 前大灯 [qian2 da4 deng1] /headlight/ 5170 1
前導 前导 [qian2 dao3] /to precede/to guide/ 6042 1
前燈 前灯 [qian2 deng1] /headlight/ 6048 1
前敵 前敌 [qian2 di2] /front line (military)/ 6052 1
前調 前调 [qian2 diao4] /(perfumery) top note/ 1690 1
前端 前端 [qian2 duan1] /front/front end/forward part of sth/ 6651 1
前端總線 前端总线 [qian2 duan1 zong3 xian4] /(computing) front-side bus (FSB)/ 3670 1
前段 前段 [qian2 duan4] /front part (of an object)/first part (of an event)/previous paragraph/ 2576 1
前段時間 前段时间 [qian2 duan4 shi2 jian1] /recently/ 2576 1
前額 前额 [qian2 e2] /forehead/ 6804 1
前額葉皮質 前额叶皮质 [qian2 e2 ye4 pi2 zhi4] /prefrontal cortex (PFC)/ 1162 1
前方 前方 [qian2 fang1] /ahead/the front/ 7110 1
前方高能 前方高能 [qian2 fang1 gao1 neng2] /(slang) Something awesome is about to happen! (originally, in a Japanese space battleship anime, it meant "Danger! High energy up ahead!" — a warning to either prepare for battle or take evasive action)/ 2777 1
前房角 前房角 [qian2 fang2 jiao3] /anterior chamber (the front chamber of the eye)/ 6838 1
前鋒 前锋 [qian2 feng1] /vanguard/front line/a forward (sports)/ 5794 1
前夫 前夫 [qian2 fu1] /former husband/ 6593 1
前俯後仰 前俯后仰 [qian2 fu3 hou4 yang3] /to rock one's body backward and forward/to be convulsed (with laughter etc)/ 5764 1
前赴後繼 前赴后继 [qian2 fu4 hou4 ji4] /to advance dauntlessly in wave upon wave (idiom)/ 5512 1
前功盡棄 前功尽弃 [qian2 gong1 jin4 qi4] /to waste all one's previous efforts (idiom)/all that has been achieved goes down the drain/ 4528 1
前冠 前冠 [qian2 guan1] /heading/prefix/ 6624 1
前寒武紀 前寒武纪 [qian2 han2 wu3 ji4] /pre-Cambrian, geological period before c. 540m years ago/ 6316 1
前漢 前汉 [Qian2 Han4] /Former Han dynasty (206 BC-8 AD), also called 西漢|西汉[Xi1 Han4], Western Han dynasty/ 3382 1
前漢書 前汉书 [Qian2 Han4 shu1] /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/ 4893 1
前後 前后 [qian2 hou4] /around/from beginning to end/all around/front and rear/ 5759 1
前後文 前后文 [qian2 hou4 wen2] /context/the surrounding words/same as 上下文/ 6893 1
前幾天 前几天 [qian2 ji3 tian1] /a few days ago/a few days before/the past few days/the previous few days/ 2171 1
前甲板 前甲板 [qian2 jia3 ban3] /forward deck (of a boat)/ 6560 1
前件 前件 [qian2 jian4] /antecedent (logic)/ 7042 1
前腳 前脚 [qian2 jiao3] /one moment ..., (the next ...)/leading foot (in walking)/ 3510 1
前揭 前揭 [qian2 jie1] /(the item) named above/aforementioned/cited above/op. cit./ 6797 1
前進 前进 [qian2 jin4] /to go forward/to forge ahead/to advance/onward/ 7110 1
前景 前景 [qian2 jing3] /foreground/vista/(future) prospects/perspective/ 7110 1
前景可期 前景可期 [qian2 jing3 ke3 qi1] /to have a promising future/to have bright prospects/ 6463 1
前臼齒 前臼齿 [qian2 jiu4 chi3] /premolar tooth (immediately behind canine teeth in some mammals)/ 6684 1
前倨後恭 前倨后恭 [qian2 ju4 hou4 gong1] /to switch from arrogance to deference (idiom)/ 4238 1
前鋸肌 前锯肌 [qian2 ju4 ji1] /serratus anterior muscle (upper sides of the chest)/ 6095 1
前科 前科 [qian2 ke1] /criminal record/previous convictions/ 6554 1
前來 前来 [qian2 lai2] /to come (formal)/before/previously/ 6282 1
前廊 前廊 [qian2 lang2] /front porch/ 5738 1
前例 前例 [qian2 li4] /precedent/ 6412 1
前涼 前凉 [Qian2 Liang2] /Former Liang, one of the Sixteen Kingdoms (314-376)/ 3784 1
前列 前列 [qian2 lie4] /the very front/ 6858 1
前列腺素 前列腺素 [qian2 lie4 xian4 su4] /prostaglandin/ 7110 1
前列腺炎 前列腺炎 [qian2 lie4 xian4 yan2] /prostatitis/ 7042 1
前掠翼 前掠翼 [qian2 lüe4 yi4] /swept-forward wing (on jet fighter)/ 6623 1
前輪 前轮 [qian2 lun2] /front wheel/ 6578 1
前茅 前茅 [qian2 mao2] /forward patrol (military) (old)/(fig.) the top ranks/ 3769 1
前門 前门 [Qian2 men2] /Qianmen subway station on Beijing Subway Line 2/ 6570 1
前門 前门 [qian2 men2] /front door/main entrance/honest and upright approach (as opposed to 後門|后门, back-door or under the counter)/ 6570 1
前門打虎,後門打狼 前门打虎,后门打狼 [qian2 men2 da3 hu3 , hou4 men2 da3 lang2] /to beat a tiger from the front door, only to have a wolf come in at the back (idiom); fig. facing one problem after another/ 6342 1
前門拒虎,後門進狼 前门拒虎,后门进狼 [qian2 men2 ju4 hu3 , hou4 men2 jin4 lang2] /to beat a tiger from the front door, only to have a wolf come in at the back (idiom); fig. facing one problem after another/ 6342 1
前面 前面 [qian2 mian4] /ahead/in front/preceding/above/also pr. [qian2 mian5]/ 3423 1
前怕狼後怕虎 前怕狼后怕虎 [qian2 pa4 lang2 hou4 pa4 hu3] /lit. to fear the wolf in front and the tiger behind (idiom)/fig. to be full of needless fears/reds under the beds/ 2397 1
前仆後繼 前仆后继 [qian2 pu1 hou4 ji4] /one falls, the next follows (idiom); stepping into the breach to replace fallen comrades/advancing wave upon wave/ 6342 1
前期 前期 [qian2 qi1] /preceding period/early stage/ 6810 1
前秦 前秦 [[Qian2 Qin2]] /Former Qin (351–395), a dynastic state of China during the Sixteen Kingdoms period/ 382 2
前傾 前倾 [qian2 qing1] /to lean forward/ 6194 1
前情 前情 [qian2 qing2] /former love/former circumstances/ 6032 1
前驅 前驱 [qian2 qu1] /precursor/pioneer/ 2942 1
前兒 前儿 [qian2 r5] /before/day before yesterday/ 6144 1
前人 前人 [qian2 ren2] /predecessor/forebears/the person facing you/ 6930 1
前人栽樹,後人乘涼 前人栽树,后人乘凉 [qian2 ren2 zai1 shu4 , hou4 ren2 cheng2 liang2] /to enjoy the benefits of the hard work of one's predecessors. (idiom)/ 6201 1
前任 前任 [qian2 ren4] /predecessor/ex-/former/ex (spouse etc)/ 4204 1
前日 前日 [qian2 ri4] /day before yesterday/ 7042 1
前三甲 前三甲 [qian2 san1 jia3] /top three/ 4832 1
前晌 前晌 [qian2 shang3] /(dialect) morning/forenoon/ 4744 1
前哨 前哨 [qian2 shao4] /outpost/(fig.) front line/ 4147 1
前哨戰 前哨战 [qian2 shao4 zhan4] /skirmish/ 4147 1
前身 前身 [qian2 shen1] /forerunner/predecessor/precursor/previous incarnation (Buddhism)/jacket front/ 6676 1
前生 前生 [qian2 sheng1] /previous life/previous incarnation/ 3951 1
前事 前事 [qian2 shi4] /past events/antecedent/what has happened/ 6537 1
前事不忘,後事之師 前事不忘,后事之师 [qian2 shi4 bu4 wang4 , hou4 shi4 zhi1 shi1] /don't forget past events, they can guide you in future (idiom); benefit from past experience/ 6342 1
前世姻緣 前世姻缘 [qian2 shi4 yin1 yuan2] /a marriage predestined in a former life (idiom)/ 6103 1
前首相 前首相 [qian2 shou3 xiang4] /former prime minister/ 6573 1
前述 前述 [qian2 shu4] /aforestated/stated above/the preceding statement/ 6432 1
前蘇聯 前苏联 [qian2 Su1 lian2] /former Soviet Union/ 6606 1
前所未見 前所未见 [qian2 suo3 wei4 jian4] /unprecedented/never seen before/ 7061 1
前臺 前台 [qian2 tai2] /stage/proscenium/foreground in politics etc (sometimes derog.)/front desk/reception desk/(computing) front-end/foreground/ 3945 1
前提 前提 [qian2 ti2] /premise/precondition/prerequisite/ 7110 1
前提條件 前提条件 [qian2 ti2 tiao2 jian4] /preconditions/ 3417 1
前天 前天 [qian2 tian1] /the day before yesterday/ 7110 1
前廳 前厅 [qian2 ting1] /anteroom/vestibule/lobby (of a hotel etc)/ 6076 1
前庭 前庭 [qian2 ting2] /front courtyard/vestibule/ 6613 1
前庭窗 前庭窗 [qian2 ting2 chuang1] /fenestra vestibuli (of inner ear)/ 6613 1
前頭 前头 [qian2 tou5] /in front/at the head/ahead/above/ 7110 1
前凸後翹 前凸后翘 [qian2 tu1 hou4 qiao4] /(of a woman) to have nice curves; buxom; shapely/ 983 1
前途 前途 [qian2 tu2] /prospects/future outlook/journey/ 6030 1
前途渺茫 前途渺茫 [qian2 tu2 miao3 mang2] /not knowing what to do next/at a loose end/ 6622 1
前途未卜 前途未卜 [qian2 tu2 wei4 bu3] /hanging in the balance/the future is hard to forecast/¿Qué serà?/who knows what the future holds?/ 6622 1
前途無量 前途无量 [qian2 tu2 wu2 liang4] /to have boundless prospects/ 5823 1
前腿 前腿 [qian2 tui3] /forelegs/ 6896 1
前桅 前桅 [qian2 wei2] /foremast/ 6622 1
前胃 前胃 [qian2 wei4] /proventriculus/forestomach/ 4409 1
前衛 前卫 [qian2 wei4] /advanced guard/vanguard/avant-garde/forward (soccer position)/ 6626 1
前無古人 前无古人 [qian2 wu2 gu3 ren2] /(idiom) unprecedented/unheard of/ 1904 1
前無古人,後無來者 前无古人,后无来者 [qian2 wu2 gu3 ren2 , hou4 wu2 lai2 zhe3] /there has never been and never will be another person like this (idiom)/never done before and unlikely to be matched in the future/peerless/ 1949 1
前夕 前夕 [qian2 xi1] /eve/the day before/ 7110 1
前戲 前戏 [qian2 xi4] /foreplay/ 6138 1
前嫌 前嫌 [qian2 xian2] /former hatred/bygone enmity/ 6622 1
前線 前线 [qian2 xian4] /front line/military front/workface/cutting edge/ 6894 1
前些 前些 [qian2 xie1] /a few (days, years etc) ago/ 5761 1
前信號燈 前信号灯 [qian2 xin4 hao4 deng1] /car front indicator/ 6578 1
前行 前行 [qian2 xing2] /(literary) to go forward/ 3401 1
前胸 前胸 [qian2 xiong1] /human chest/breast/ 6285 1
前胸貼後背 前胸贴后背 [qian2 xiong1 tie1 hou4 bei4] /(lit.) chest sticking to back/(fig.) famished/(of several persons) packed chest to back/ 4411 1
前咽 前咽 [qian2 yan1] /prepharynx (biology)/ 6578 1
前燕 前燕 [Qian2 Yan1] /Former Yan of the Sixteen Kingdoms (337-370)/ 4848 1
前沿 前沿 [qian2 yan2] /(military) forward position/frontier; cutting-edge; forefront/ 1018 1
前仰後合 前仰后合 [qian2 yang3 hou4 he2] /to sway to and fro/to rock back and forth/ 6956 1
前夜 前夜 [qian2 ye4] /the eve/the night before/ 6753 1
前一天 前一天 [qian2 yi1 tian1] /the day before (an event)/ 6833 1
前一向 前一向 [qian2 yi1 xiang4] /lately/in the recent past/ 5046 1
前移式叉車 前移式叉车 [qian2 yi2 shi4 cha1 che1] /reach truck/ 4086 1
前意識 前意识 [qian2 yi4 shi2] /preconscious/preconsciousness/ 4226 1
前因 前因 [qian2 yin1] /antecedents/ 6042 1
前因後果 前因后果 [qian2 yin1 hou4 guo3] /cause and effects (idiom); entire process of development/ 6342 1
前緣未了 前缘未了 [qian2 yuan2 wei4 liao3] /one's predestined fate is yet to be fulfilled (idiom)/ 4930 1
前院 前院 [qian2 yuan4] /front courtyard/front yard/ 3854 1
前瞻 前瞻 [qian2 zhan1] /forward-looking/prescient/foresight/forethought/outlook/ 6743 1
前瞻性 前瞻性 [qian2 zhan1 xing4] /farsightedness/perspicacity/prescience/forward-looking/ 6473 1
前兆 前兆 [qian2 zhao4] /omen/prior indication/first sign/ 3781 1
前趙 前赵 [Qian2 Zhao4] /Former Zhao of the Sixteen Kingdoms (304-329)/ 6900 1
前照燈 前照灯 [qian2 zhao4 deng1] /(vehicle) headlight/ 3081 1
前肢 前肢 [qian2 zhi1] /forelimb/foreleg/ 7110 1
前置詞 前置词 [qian2 zhi4 ci2] /preposition/ 6052 1
前置修飾語 前置修饰语 [qian2 zhi4 xiu1 shi4 yu3] /premodifier (grammar)/ 4953 1
前綴 前缀 [qian2 zhui4] /prefix (linguistics)/ 7042 1
前總理 前总理 [qian2 zong3 li3] /former prime minister/ 6865 1
前總統 前总统 [qian2 zong3 tong3] /former president/ 6573 1
前奏 前奏 [qian2 zou4] /prelude/presage/ 7110 1
前奏曲 前奏曲 [qian2 zou4 qu3] /prelude (music)/ 6624 1
前擺 前摆 [[qian2bai3]] /(dialect) last time/ 818 2
前半夜 前半夜 [[qian2ban4ye4]] /first half of the night (from nightfall to midnight)/ 99 2
前備箱 前备箱 [[qian2bei4xiang1]] /front trunk (of a car); frunk/ 767 2
前菜 前菜 [[qian2cai4]] /appetizer; starter; hors d'oeuvre/ 747 2
前車之鑒 前车之鉴 [[qian2che1 zhi1 jian4]] /variant of 前車之鑑|前车之鉴[qian2che1 zhi1 jian4]/ 637 2
前車之鑑 前车之鉴 [[qian2che1 zhi1 jian4]] /(lit.) a warning taken from the overturned cart ahead (idiom)/(fig.) lesson learned from past mistakes or failures/ 59 2
前鋒區 前锋区 [[Qian2feng1 Qu1]] /Qianfeng, a district of Guang'an City 廣安市|广安市[Guang3an1 Shi4], Sichuan/ 138 2
前郭縣 前郭县 [[Qian2guo1 Xian4]] /see 前郭爾羅斯蒙古族自治縣|前郭尔罗斯蒙古族自治县[Qian2guo1er3 Luo2si1 Meng3gu3zu2 Zi4zhi4xian4]/ 128 2
前郭爾 前郭尔 [[Qian2guo1er3]] /see 前郭爾羅斯蒙古族自治縣|前郭尔罗斯蒙古族自治县[Qian2guo1er3 Luo2si1 Meng3gu3zu2 Zi4zhi4xian4]/ 136 2
前郭爾羅斯蒙古族自治縣 前郭尔罗斯蒙古族自治县 [[Qian2guo1er3 Luo2si1 Meng3gu3zu2 Zi4zhi4xian4]] /Qian Gorlos Mongol Autonomous County, in Songyuan City 松原市[Song1yuan2 Shi4], Jilin/ 136 2
前郭爾縣 前郭尔县 [[Qian2guo1er3 Xian4]] /see 前郭爾羅斯蒙古族自治縣|前郭尔罗斯蒙古族自治县[Qian2guo1er3 Luo2si1 Meng3gu3zu2 Zi4zhi4xian4]/ 136 2
前金 前金 [[Qian2jin1]] /see 前金區|前金区[Qian2jin1 Qu1]/ 375 2
前金區 前金区 [[Qian2jin1 Qu1]] /Cianjin, a district of Kaohsiung City 高雄市[Gao1xiong2 Shi4], Taiwan/ 375 2
前進區 前进区 [[Qian2jin4 Qu1]] /Qianjin, a district of Jiamusi City 佳木斯市[Jia1mu4si1 Shi4], Heilongjiang/ 351 2
前空翻 前空翻 [[qian2kong1fan1]] /(acrobatics) front flip/ 831 2
前列腺 前列腺 [[qian2lie4xian4]] /prostate gland/ 45 2
前路 前路 [[qian2lu4]] /the road ahead/ 66 2
前男友 前男友 [[qian2nan2you3]] /ex-boyfriend/ 977 2
前年 前年 [[qian2nian2]] /the year before last/ 80 2
前女友 前女友 [[qian2nü3you3]] /ex-girlfriend/ 977 2
前排 前排 [[qian2pai2]] /front row/ 841 2
前妻 前妻 [[qian2qi1]] /ex-wife/late wife/ 832 2
前橋 前桥 [[Qian2qiao2]] /Maebashi (surname or place name)/ 939 2
前攝 前摄 [[qian2she4]] /front camera (on a smartphone etc) (abbr. for 前置攝像頭|前置摄像头[qian2zhi4 she4xiang4tou2])/ 53 2
前世 前世 [[qian2shi4]] /previous life; former incarnation/ 175 2
前司 前司 [[qian2si1]] /(coll.) previous company one worked at/ 69 2
前所未聞 前所未闻 [[qian2suo3wei4wen2]] /(idiom) unheard-of; unprecedented/ 484 2
前所未有 前所未有 [[qian2suo3wei4you3]] /(idiom) unprecedented/ 706 2
前體 前体 [[qian2ti3]] /(chemistry, biology) precursor/ 476 2
前田 前田 [[Qian2tian2]] /Maeda (Japanese surname)/ 939 2
前往 前往 [[qian2wang3]] /to leave for; to proceed towards; to go to/ 882 2
前文 前文 [[qian2wen2]] /the text above; the preceding text/ 6 2
前賢 前贤 [[qian2xian2]] /sages of the past; worthy predecessors/ 183 2
前言 前言 [[qian2yan2]] /preface; foreword; introduction; preamble/earlier remarks; earlier words/(literary) words of the ancient thinkers/ 717 2
前腰 前腰 [[qian2yao1]] /(soccer) attacking midfield; attacking midfielder role/ 175 2
前藥 前药 [[qian2yao4]] /(pharmacology) prodrug/ 488 2
前者 前者 [[qian2zhe3]] /the former (i.e. the one mentioned first)/ 462 2
前鎮 前镇 [[Qian2zhen4]] /see 前鎮區|前镇区[Qian2zhen4 Qu1]/ 375 2
前鎮區 前镇区 [[Qian2zhen4 Qu1]] /Cianjhen, a district of Kaohsiung City 高雄市[Gao1xiong2 Shi4], Taiwan/ 375 2
前置 前置 [[qian2zhi4]] /to place before/frontal; leading/pre-/ 862 2
前置攝像頭 前置摄像头 [[qian2zhi4 she4xiang4tou2]] /front-facing camera/ 42 2
前傳 前传 [[qian2zhuan4]] /prequel/ 977 2
逡巡不前 逡巡不前 [qun1 xun2 bu4 qian2] /to hesitate to move forward/to balk/to jib/ 5643 1
[ren4] /to assign/to appoint/to take up a post/office/responsibility/to let/to allow/to give free rein to/no matter (how, what etc)/classifier for terms served in office, or for spouses, girlfriends etc (as in 前任男友)/ 3145 1
日前 日前 [ri4 qian2] /the other day/a few days ago/ 7110 1
蠕動前進 蠕动前进 [ru2 dong4 qian2 jin4] /wriggle/ 7110 1
上前 上前 [[shang4qian2]] /to advance; to step forward/ 889 2
舌尖前音 舌尖前音 [she2 jian1 qian2 yin1] /alveolar/consonants z, c, s produced with the tip of the tongue on the alveolar ridge/ 6603 1
生前 生前 [sheng1 qian2] /(of a deceased) during one's life/while living/ 5757 1
生前預囑 生前预嘱 [[sheng1qian2 yu4zhu3]] /living will/ 888 2
聖誕前夕 圣诞前夕 [Sheng4 dan4 qian2 xi1] /Christmas eve/ 6686 1
盛況空前 盛况空前 [sheng4 kuang4 kong1 qian2] /a magnificent and unprecedented event (idiom)/ 3819 1
史前古器物 史前古器物 [shi3 qian2 gu3 qi4 wu4] /prehistoric artifacts/ancient artifacts/ 6118 1
史前人 史前人 [shi3 qian2 ren2] /prehistoric man/ 6641 1
史前 史前 [[shi3qian2]] /prehistoric times; (attributive) prehistoric/ 847 2
史無前例 史无前例 [[shi3wu2qian2li4]] /(idiom) unprecedented in history/ 500 2
事前 事前 [[shi4qian2]] /in advance; before the event/ 875 2
術前 术前 [[shu4qian2]] /preoperative; before surgery/ 789 2
稅前 税前 [shui4 qian2] /pretax/before taxes/ 3417 1
思前想後 思前想后 [si1 qian2 xiang3 hou4] /to consider past cause and future effect (idiom); to think over the past and future/to ponder over reasons and connection/ 6342 1
踏步不前 踏步不前 [ta4 bu4 bu4 qian2] /to be at a standstill/to mark time/ 6787 1
台前 台前 [tai2 qian2] /front of the stage/ 4016 1
台前 台前 [[Tai2qian2]] /see 台前縣|台前县[Tai2qian2 Xian4]/ 350 2
台前縣 台前县 [[Tai2qian2 Xian4]] /Taiqian, a county in Puyang City 濮陽市|濮阳市[Pu2yang2 Shi4], Henan/ 350 2
提摩太前書 提摩太前书 [Ti2 mo2 tai4 qian2 shu1] /First epistle of St Paul to Timothy/ 7004 1
提前 提前 [ti2 qian2] /to shift to an earlier date/to do sth ahead of time/in advance/ 5404 1
提前投票 提前投票 [ti2 qian2 tou2 piao4] /early vote/ 7110 1
帖撒羅尼迦前書 帖撒罗尼迦前书 [Tie3 sa1 luo2 ni2 jia1 qian2 shu1] /First epistle of St Paul to the Thessalonians/ 7004 1
停滯不前 停滞不前 [ting2 zhi4 bu4 qian2] /stuck and not moving forward (idiom); stagnant/in a rut/at a standstill/ 6342 1
痛改前非 痛改前非 [tong4 gai3 qian2 fei1] /completely correcting one's former misdeeds (idiom); to repent past mistakes and turn over a new leaf/a reformed character/ 6342 1
頭向前 头向前 [tou2 xiang4 qian2] /headlong/ 7110 1
萬聖節前夕 万圣节前夕 [Wan4 sheng4 jie2 Qian2 xi1] /All Saints' Eve/Halloween/ 5035 1
萬聖節前夜 万圣节前夜 [Wan4 sheng4 jie2 Qian2 ye4] /Halloween/ 1741 1
萬聖夜 万圣夜 [Wan4 sheng4 ye4] /Halloween (abbr. for 萬聖節前夜|万圣节前夜[Wan4 sheng4 jie2 Qian2 ye4])/ 1741 1
王猛 王猛 [Wang2 Meng3] /Wang Meng (325-375), prime minister to Fu Jian 苻堅|苻坚[Fu2 Jian1] of Former Qin 前秦[Qian2 Qin2]/ 4493 1
往前 往前 [[wang3qian2]] /(in) the past/ahead; forward; in the future/ 818 2
畏縮不前 畏缩不前 [wei4 suo1 bu4 qian2] /to shrink back in fear (idiom); too cowardly to advance/ 6342 1
烏拉特前旗 乌拉特前旗 [Wu1 la1 te4 qian2 qi2] /Urat Front banner or Urdyn Ömnöd khoshuu in Bayan Nur 巴彥淖爾|巴彦淖尔[Ba1 yan4 nao4 er3], Inner Mongolia/ 6041 1
五涼 五凉 [Wu3 Liang2] /the five Liang of the Sixteen Kingdoms, namely: Former Liang 前涼|前凉 (314-376), Later Liang 後涼|后凉 (386-403), Northern Liang 北涼|北凉 (398-439), Southern Liang 南涼|南凉[Nan2 Liang2] (397-414), Western Liang 西涼|西凉 (400-421)/ 1488 1
午前 午前 [wu3 qian2] /morning/a.m./ 6866 1
五百年前是一家 五百年前是一家 [[wu3bai3nian2qian2 shi4 yi1jia1]] /five hundred years ago we were the same family (saying) (said of persons with the same surname)/ 507 2
西漢 西汉 [Xi1 Han4] /Western Han Dynasty (206 BC-8 AD), also called 前漢|前汉[Qian2 Han4], Former Han Dynasty/ 5845 1
西元前 西元前 [xi1 yuan2 qian2] /BCE (before the Common Era)/BC (before Christ)/ 5393 1
先前 先前 [[xian1qian2]] /before; previously/ 857 2
向前 向前 [xiang4 qian2] /forward/onward/ 7110 1
新年前夕 新年前夕 [xin1 nian2 qian2 xi1] /New Year's eve/ 6686 1
胸前 胸前 [xiong1 qian2] /(on the) chest/bosom/ 4493 1
旋前肌 旋前肌 [xuan2 qian2 ji1] /pronator teres muscle (below the elbow)/ 6776 1
學前班 学前班 [xue2 qian2 ban1] /preschool/ 3233 1
學前教育 学前教育 [xue2 qian2 jiao4 yu4] /preschool education/early childhood education/ 2499 1
[[Yan1]] /Yan, a vassal state of Zhou in present-day Hebei and Liaoning/north Hebei/the four Yan kingdoms of the Sixteen Kingdoms, namely: Former Yan 前燕[Qian2 Yan1] (337–370), Later Yan 後燕|后燕[Hou4 Yan1] (384–409), Southern Yan 南燕[Nan2 Yan1] (398–410), Northern Yan 北燕[Bei3 Yan1] (409–436)/surname Yan/ 394 2
燕國 燕国 [Yan1 guo2] /Yan, a vassal state of Zhou in modern Hebei and Liaoning/north Hebei/the four Yan kingdoms of the Sixteen Kingdoms, namely: Former Yan 前燕[Qian2 Yan1] (337-370), Later Yan 後燕|后燕[Hou4 Yan1] (384-409), Southern Yan 南燕[Nan2 Yan1] (398-410), Northern Yan 北燕[Bei3 Yan1] (409-436)/ 1957 1
眼前 眼前 [yan3 qian2] /before one's eyes/now/at present/ 6141 1
眼前一亮 眼前一亮 [[yan3qian2-yi1liang4]] /(one's) eyes light up; to be impressed by what one sees/ 751 2
一往無前 一往无前 [yi1 wang3 wu2 qian2] /to advance courageously (idiom)/to press forward/ 4844 1
一往直前 一往直前 [yi1 wang3 zhi2 qian2] /see 一往無前|一往无前[yi1 wang3 wu2 qian2]/ 4836 1
一雪前恥 一雪前耻 [yi1 xue3 qian2 chi3] /to wipe away a humiliation (idiom)/ 1934 1
以前 以前 [yi3 qian2] /before/formerly/previous/ago/ 6626 1
勇往前進 勇往前进 [yong3 wang3 qian2 jin4] /see 勇往直前[yong3 wang3 zhi2 qian2]/ 4060 1
勇往直前 勇往直前 [yong3 wang3 zhi2 qian2] /to advance bravely/ 6965 1
右前衛 右前卫 [you4 qian2 wei4] /right forward (soccer position)/ 6626 1
月下花前 月下花前 [[yue4xia4-hua1qian2]] /see 花前月下[hua1qian2-yue4xia4]/ 7 2
在此之前 在此之前 [zai4 ci3 zhi1 qian2] /before that/beforehand/previously/ 7110 1
在前 在前 [zai4 qian2] /ahead/formerly/in the past/ 4770 1
在這之前 在这之前 [zai4 zhe4 zhi1 qian2] /before then/up until that point/ 6567 1
早前 早前 [zao3 qian2] /previously/ 6620 1
瞻前顧後 瞻前顾后 [zhan1 qian2 gu4 hou4] /lit. to look forward and back (idiom)/fig. to consider carefully; to weigh the pros and cons/fig. to be overcautious and indecisive/ 1287 1
站前 站前 [[Zhan4qian2]] /see 站前區|站前区[Zhan4qian2 Qu1]/ 139 2
站前區 站前区 [[Zhan4qian2 Qu1]] /Zhanqian, a district of Yingkou City 營口市|营口市[Ying2kou3 Shi4], Liaoning/ 139 2
[[Zhao4]] /surname Zhao/one of the seven states during the Warring States period (476–220 BC)/the Former Zhao 前趙|前赵[Qian2 Zhao4] (304–329) and Later Zhao 後趙|后赵[Hou4 Zhao4] (319–350), states of the Sixteen Kingdoms/ 394 2
[zhe3] /(after a verb or adjective) one who (is) .../(after a noun) person involved in .../-er/-ist/(used after a number or 後|后[hou4] or 前[qian2] to refer to sth mentioned previously)/(used after a term, to mark a pause before defining the term)/(old) (used at the end of a command)/(old) this/ 5795 1
之前 之前 [zhi1 qian2] /before/prior to/ago/previously/beforehand/ 5708 1
支前 支前 [zhi1 qian2] /to support the front (military)/ 4912 1
中前衛 中前卫 [zhong1 qian2 wei4] /center forward (soccer position)/ 6626 1
專美於前 专美于前 [zhuan1 mei3 yu2 qian2] /to monopolize the limelight (idiom)/to get all the glory/to rank highest/ 3870 1
趑趄不前 趑趄不前 [zi1 ju1 bu4 qian2] /hesitant and not daring to move forward (idiom)/ 6097 1
子癲前症 子癫前症 [zi3 dian1 qian2 zheng4] /pre-eclampsia, toxaemia of pregnancy (medicine)/ 6181 1
左前衛 左前卫 [zuo3 qian2 wei4] /left forward (soccer position)/ 6626 1

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