前
HSK 1freq #127
Meanings
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- 1.front
- 2.forward
- 3.ahead
- 4.first
- 5.top (followed by a number)
- 6.future
- 7.ago
- 8.before
- 9.BC (e.g. 前293年)
- 10.former
- 11.formerly
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Wiktionary
- 1.front; forepart
- 2.ago; before
- 3.past; previous; former; earlier
- 4.top; foremost; leading
- 5.future; time ahead
- 6.to move forward
- 7.a surname
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Etymology
Originally 歬, an ideogrammic compound (會意 /会意): 止 (“foot”) + 舟 (“boat”) – a foot on a boat moving forward. In the current form, 止 is simplified to 䒑 and 舟 to 月. The current form with an additional 刀 (“knife”) (𠝣 > 𣦃 > 前) is the original form of 剪 (OC *ʔslenʔ, “to cut”). Unrelated to 俞. Unknown (Schuessler, 2007).
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Stroke order
Components
Components from cjk-decomp · MIT
Example sentences
繼續前進。
Move on.
她站在镜子前。
She stood in front of the mirror.
他三年前死了。
He died three years ago.
我會繼續前進。
I will go on ahead.
進食前先洗手。
Wash your hands before eating.
請明天前還書。
Please return the book by tomorrow.
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Antonyms
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Derived terms
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