前 ⇒
前 qián, front/forward/ahead/first/top (followed by a number)/future/ago/before/BC (e.g. ...
之前 zhīqián, before/prior to/ago/previously/beforehand
以前 yǐqián, before/formerly/previous/ago
面前 miànqián, in front of/facing/(in the) presence (of)
目前 mùqián, at the present time/currently
前面 qiánmiàn, ahead/in front/preceding/above/also pr. [qián mian]
前进 qiánjìn, [前進], to go forward/to forge ahead/to advance/onward
眼前 yǎnqián, before one's eyes/now/at present
提前 tíqián, to shift to an earlier date/to do sth ahead of time/in advance
前往 qiánwǎng, to leave for/to proceed towards/to go
前妻 qiánqī, ex-wife/late wife
前途 qiántú, prospects/future outlook/journey
向前 xiàngqián, forward/onward
从前 cóngqián, [從前], previously/formerly/once upon a time
前科 qiánkē, criminal record/previous convictions
前任 qiánrèn, predecessor/ex-/former/ex (spouse etc)
前夫 qiánfū, former husband
前门 Qiánmén/qiánmén, [前門], Qianmen subway station on Beijing Subway Line 2, front door/main entrance/honest...
前来 qiánlái, [前來], to come (formal)/before/previously
前方 qiánfāng, ahead/the front
前提 qiántí, premise/precondition/prerequisite
先前 xiānqián, before/previously
前台 qiántái, [前臺], stage/proscenium/foreground in politics etc (sometimes derog.)/front desk/recept...
前线 qiánxiàn, [前線], front line/military front/workface/cutting edge
婚前 hūnqián, premarital/prenuptial
生前 shēngqián, (of a deceased) during one's life/while living
门前 ménqián, [門前], in front of the door
前所未有 qiánsuǒwèiyǒu, unprecedented
当前 dāngqián, [當前], current/today's/modern/present/to be facing (us)
前程 qiánchéng, future (career etc) prospects
不久前 bùjiǔqián, not long ago
前行 qiánxíng, (literary) to go forward
前后 qiánhòu, [前後], around/from beginning to end/all around/front and rear
胸前 xiōngqián, (on the) chest/bosom
前景 qiánjǐng, foreground/vista/(future) prospects/perspective
前额 qiáné, [前額], forehead
前天 qiántiān, the day before yesterday
上前 shàngqián, to advance/to step forward
前夜 qiányè, the eve/the night before
前辈 qiánbèi, [前輩], senior/older generation/precursor
前排 公元前 gōngyuánqián, BCE (before the Common Era)/BC (before Christ)
空前 kōngqián, unprecedented
史无前例 shǐwúqiánlì, [史無前例], unprecedented in history
跟前 gēnqián/gēnqian, the front (of)/(in) front/(in) sb's presence/just before (a date), (of children,...
事前 shìqián, in advance/before the event
前头 qiántou, [前頭], in front/at the head/ahead/above
史前 shǐqián, prehistory
前卫 qiánwèi, [前衛], advanced guard/vanguard/avant-garde/forward (soccer position)
前嫌 qiánxián, former hatred/bygone enmity
前锋 qiánfēng, [前鋒], vanguard/front line/a forward (sports)
台前 Táiqián/táiqián, Taiqian county in Puyang 濮陽|濮阳[Pú yáng], Henan, front of the stage
勇往直前 yǒngwǎngzhíqián, to advance bravely
正前方 赛前 前夕 qiánxī, eve/the day before
前列腺 qiánlièxiàn, prostate
前不久 qiánbùjiǔ, not long ago/not long before
战前 前途无量 qiántúwúliàng, [前途無量], to have boundless prospects
前期 qiánqī, preceding period/early stage
前者 qiánzhě, the former
此前 cǐqián, before this/before then/previously
前院 qiányuàn, front courtyard/front yard
前功尽弃 qiángōngjìnqì, [前功盡棄], to waste all one's previous efforts (idiom)/all that has been achieved goes down...
前沿 qiányán, front-line/forward position/outpost/extending ahead/frontier (of science, techno...
产前 chǎnqián, [產前], prenatal/antenatal
桌前 近在眼前 jìnzàiyǎnqián, right under one's nose/right in front of one's eyes/close at hand/imminent
前所未见 qiánsuǒwèijiàn, [前所未見], unprecedented/never seen before
前世 qiánshì, previous generations/previous incarnation (Buddhism)
超前 chāoqián, to be ahead of one's time/to surpass or outdo one's predecessors/to be ahead of ...
饭前 前段 qiánduàn, front part (of an object)/first part (of an event)/previous paragraph
很早以前 前兆 qiánzhào, omen/prior indication/first sign
前哨 qiánshào, outpost/(fig.) front line
停滞不前 tíngzhìbùqián, [停滯不前], stuck and not moving forward (idiom); stagnant/in a rut/at a standstill
前臂 qiánbì, forearm
日前 rìqián, the other day/a few days ago
前厅 qiántīng, [前廳], anteroom/vestibule/lobby (of a hotel etc)
学前班 xuéqiánbān, [學前班], preschool
前端 qiánduān, front/front end/forward part of sth
前奏 qiánzòu, prelude/presage
前去 前年 qiánnián, the year before last
前边 qiánbian, [前邊], front/the front side/in front of
房前 前无古人 前程似锦 前列 qiánliè, the very front
空前绝后 kōngqiánjuéhòu, [空前絕後], unprecedented and never to be duplicated/the first and the last/unmatched/unique
节前 名列前茅 mínglièqiánmáo, to rank among the best
会前 年前 niánqián, before the end of the year/before the new year
一往无前 yīwǎngwúqián, [一往無前], to advance courageously (idiom)/to press forward
前车之鉴 qiánchēzhījiàn, [前車之鑒], to learn a lesson from the mistakes of one's predecessor (idiom)
老前辈 前轮 qiánlún, [前輪], front wheel
前人 qiánrén, predecessor/forebears/the person facing you
前脑 裹足不前 guǒzúbùqián, to stand still without advancing (idiom); to hesitate and hold back
前缘 前身 qiánshēn, forerunner/predecessor/precursor/previous incarnation (Buddhism)/jacket front
前脚 qiánjiǎo, [前腳], one moment ..., (the next ...)/leading foot (in walking)
前言 qiányán, preface/forward/introduction
前前后后 前因后果 qiányīnhòuguǒ, [前因後果], cause and effects (idiom); entire process of development
车到山前必有路 chēdàoshānqiánbìyǒulù, [車到山前必有路], lit. When we get to the mountain, there'll be a way through. (idiom)/fig. Everyt...
前例 qiánlì, precedent
前瞻性 qiánzhānxìng, farsightedness/perspicacity/prescience/forward-looking
花前月下 huāqiányuèxià, see 月下花前[yuè xià huā qián]
前生 qiánshēng, previous life/previous incarnation
痛改前非 tònggǎiqiánfēi, completely correcting one's former misdeeds (idiom); to repent past mistakes and...
畏缩不前 wèisuōbùqián, [畏縮不前], to shrink back in fear (idiom); too cowardly to advance
前庭 qiántíng, front courtyard/vestibule
永往直前 大前天 dàqiántiān, three days ago
山前 锦绣前程 jǐnxiùqiánchéng, [錦繡前程], bright future/bright prospects
发展前途 前仆后继 qiánpūhòujì, [前仆後繼], one falls, the next follows (idiom); stepping into the breach to replace fallen ...
前所未闻 qiánsuǒwèiwén, [前所未聞], unheard-of/unprecedented
前尘 qiánchén, [前塵], the past/impurity contracted previously (in the sentient world) (Buddhism)
学前教育 xuéqiánjiàoyù, [學前教育], preschool education/early childhood education
思前想后 sīqiánxiǎnghòu, [思前想後], to consider past cause and future effect (idiom); to think over the past and fut...
鞍前马后 ānqiánmǎhòu, [鞍前馬後], to follow everywhere/to always be there for sb at their beck and call
前赴后继 qiánfùhòujì, [前赴後繼], to advance dauntlessly in wave upon wave (idiom)
阵前 盛况空前 shèngkuàngkōngqián, [盛況空前], a magnificent and unprecedented event (idiom)
前缀 qiánzhuì, [前綴], prefix (linguistics)
前日 qiánrì, day before yesterday
前驱 qiánqū, [前驅], precursor/pioneer
一往直前 yīwǎngzhíqián, see 一往無前|一往无前[yī wǎng wú qián]
踌躇不前 chóuchúbùqián, [躊躇不前], to hesitate to move forward/to hesitate/to hold back
后浪推前浪 稳步前进 打前站 dǎqiánzhàn, to set out in advance to make arrangements (board, lodging etc)/(military) to di...
马失前蹄 mǎshīqiántí, [馬失前蹄], lit. the horse loses its front hooves/fig. sudden failure through miscalculation...
跑前跑后 各奔前程 gèbènqiánchéng, each goes his own way (idiom); each person has his own life to lead
玄关前 前沿性 瞻前顾后 zhānqiángùhòu, [瞻前顧後], to look forward and back/to consider prudently/overcautious
前言不搭后语 前哨战 qiánshàozhàn, [前哨戰], skirmish
周前刚 前导 qiándǎo, [前導], to precede/to guide
大敌当前 dàdídāngqián, [大敵當前], facing a powerful enemy (idiom); fig. confronting grave difficulties/Enemy at th...
前瞻 qiánzhān, forward-looking/prescient/foresight/forethought/outlook
前朝 qiáncháo, the previous dynasty
前次 前肢 qiánzhī, forelimb/foreleg
前述 qiánshù, aforestated/stated above/the preceding statement
前轴 前站 午前 wǔqián, morning/a.m.
前半夜 qiánbànyè, first half of the night (from nightfall to midnight)
前呼后拥 前些年 如前所述 前后文 qiánhòuwén, [前後文], context/the surrounding words/same as 上下文
前臼齿 qiánjiùchǐ, [前臼齒], premolar tooth (immediately behind canine teeth in some mammals)
前锋线 前奏曲 qiánzòuqǔ, prelude (music)
解放前 唐娜前 海选前 三天前 前藩 前话 前茅 qiánmáo, forward patrol (military) (old)/(fig.) the top ranks
天前 支前 zhīqián, to support the front (military)
驻足不前 马前卒 mǎqiánzú, [馬前卒], lackey/errand boy/lit. runner before a carriage
车前子 破浪前进 承前启后 chéngqiánqǐhòu, [承前啟後], to follow the past and herald the future (idiom); part of a historical transitio...
狗狗向前 越前 九年前 周前才
传 ⇒
传 chuán/zhuàn, [傳], to pass on/to spread/to transmit/to infect/to transfer/to circulate/to conduct (...
传统 chuántǒng, [傳統], tradition/traditional/convention/conventional/CL:個|个[gè]
传说 chuánshuō, [傳說], legend/folklore/to repeat from mouth to mouth/they say that...
传奇 chuánqí, [傳奇], legendary/fantasy saga/romance/short stories of the Tang and Song Dynasty
宣传 xuānchuán, [宣傳], to disseminate/to give publicity to/propaganda/CL:個|个[gè]
传送 chuánsòng, [傳送], to convey/to deliver
传播 chuánbō, [傳播], to disseminate/to propagate/to spread
遗传 yíchuán, [遺傳], heredity/to inherit (a trait)/to pass on (to one's offspring)
传染 chuánrǎn, [傳染], to infect/contagious
传达 chuándá, [傳達], to pass on/to convey/to relay/to transmit/transmission
传言 chuányán, [傳言], rumor/hearsay
传递 chuándì, [傳遞], to transmit/to pass on to sb else/(math.) transitive
传球 chuánqiú, [傳球], pass (in soccer)/to feed (ball)
传来 chuánlái, [傳來], (of a sound) to come through/to be heard/(of news) to arrive
传真 chuánzhēn, [傳真], fax/facsimile
传单 chuándān, [傳單], leaflet/flier/pamphlet
传闻 chuánwén, [傳聞], rumor
传票 chuánpiào, [傳票], summons/subpoena/voucher
传输 chuánshū, [傳輸], to transmit/transmission
传出 chuánchū, [傳出], to transmit outwards/to disseminate/efferent (nerve)
流传 liúchuán, [流傳], to spread/to circulate/to hand down
传唤 chuánhuàn, [傳喚], a summons (to the police)/subpoena
传讯 chuánxùn, [傳訊], to summon (a witness)/to subpoena
传感器 chuángǎnqì, [傳感器], sensor/transducer
自传 zìzhuàn, [自傳], autobiography
传教士 chuánjiàoshì, [傳教士], missionary
传染病 chuánrǎnbìng, [傳染病], infectious disease/contagious disease/pestilence
谣传 yáochuán, [謠傳], rumor
传话 chuánhuà, [傳話], to pass on a story/to communicate a message
传媒 chuánméi, [傳媒], media
言归正传 yánguīzhèngzhuàn, [言歸正傳], to return to the topic (idiom)/to get back to the main point
传授 chuánshòu, [傳授], to impart/to pass on/to teach
传开 chuánkāi, [傳開], (of news) to spread/to get around
传记 zhuànjì, [傳記], biography/CL:篇[piān],部[bù]
传呼 chuánhū, [傳呼], to notify sb of a call/to call sb to the phone
传教 chuánjiào, [傳教], to preach/missionary/to evangelize
宣传册 xuānchuáncè, [宣傳冊], commercial brochure/advertising pamphlet/flyer
传真机 chuánzhēnjī, [傳真機], fax machine
传遍 chuánbiàn, [傳遍], to spread widely
遗传学 yíchuánxué, [遺傳學], genetics
传染性 chuánrǎnxìng, [傳染性], infectious/epidemic
外传 wàichuán/wàizhuàn, [外傳], to tell others (a secret)/to divulge to an outsider/to be rumored, unofficial bi...
传道 chuándào, [傳道], to lecture on doctrine/to expound the wisdom of ancient sages/to preach/a sermon
传到 传回 chuánhuí, [傳回], to send back
传家宝 chuánjiābǎo, [傳家寶], family heirloom
传承 chuánchéng, [傳承], to pass on (to future generations)/passed on (from former times)/a continued tra...
传送带 chuánsòngdài, [傳送帶], conveyor belt/transmission belt
传呼机 chuánhūjī, [傳呼機], pager/beeper
传导 chuándǎo, [傳導], to conduct (heat, electricity etc)
代代相传 dàidàixiāngchuán, [代代相傳], passed on from generation to generation (idiom); to hand down
长传 祖传 zǔchuán, [祖傳], passed on from ancestors/handed down from generation to generation
失传 shīchuán, [失傳], (of skills etc) to die out/lost/extinct
相传 xiāngchuán, [相傳], to pass on/to hand down/tradition has it that .../according to legend
遗传病 正传 zhèngzhuàn, [正傳], main subject of long novel/true biography
传人 chuánrén, [傳人], to teach/to impart/a disciple/descendant
传令 chuánlìng, [傳令], to transmit an order
传动 chuándòng, [傳動], drive (transmission in an engine)
传销 chuánxiāo, [傳銷], multi-level marketing
名不虚传 míngbùxūchuán, [名不虛傳], lit. name is not in vain (idiom); a fully justified reputation/enjoys a well-des...
传颂 chuánsòng, [傳頌], to eulogize/to pass on praise
传召 传神 chuánshén, [傳神], vivid/lifelike
非传统 传奇性 遗传性 yíchuánxìng, [遺傳性], hereditary/inherited/genetic
经传 jīngzhuàn, [經傳], classic work (esp. Confucian classics)
传阅 chuányuè, [傳閱], to read and pass on/to pass on for perusal
传奇式 名不见经传 míngbùjiànjīngzhuàn, [名不見經傳], (lit.) name not encountered in the classics/unknown (person)/nobody
二传手 传世 chuánshì, [傳世], handed down from ancient times/family heirloom
传唱 chuánchàng, [傳唱], to pass on a song
史传普 传宗接代 chuánzōngjiēdài, [傳宗接代], to carry on one's ancestral line
传入 chuánrù, [傳入], to import/transmitted inwards/afferent
英雄传 传家之宝 据传 jùchuán, [據傳], it is rumored that .../it is reported that ...
世代相传 shìdàixiāngchuán, [世代相傳], passed on from generation to generation (idiom); to hand down
盛传 shèngchuán, [盛傳], widely spread/widely rumored/stories abound/(sb's exploits are) widely circulate...
传情 chuánqíng, [傳情], to pass on amorous feelings/to send one's love to sb
电传 diànchuán, [電傳], to send information using electronic means (such as fax, telegram, telex etc)/a ...
传声器 chuánshēngqì, [傳聲器], microphone
遗传物质 yíchuánwùzhì, [遺傳物質], genetic material
宣传画 xuānchuánhuà, [宣傳畫], propaganda poster/advertising hoarding
言传 yánchuán, [言傳], to convey in words
真传 zhēnchuán, [真傳], authentic tradition/handed-down teachings or techniques
宣传部长 一传 传染源 chuánrǎnyuán, [傳染源], source of an infection
误传 传统型 传汉 传道士 传记片 风传 fēngchuán, [風傳], it is rumored that
宋飞传 宣传部 Xuānchuánbù, [宣傳部], Propaganda Department
传扬 chuányáng, [傳揚], to spread (by word of mouth)
传略 zhuànlüè, [傳略], biographical sketch
传声筒 chuánshēngtǒng, [傳聲筒], loudhailer/megaphone/one who parrots sb/mouthpiece
传输线 chuánshūxiàn, [傳輸線], transmission line
眉目传情 méimùchuánqíng, [眉目傳情], to make sheep eyes at/to cast amorous glances at
言传身教 yánchuánshēnjiào, [言傳身教], to teach by words and example (idiom)
宣传牌 不可言传 传达室 chuándáshì, [傳達室], reception office/janitor's office
以讹传讹 yǐéchuáné, [以訛傳訛], to spread falsehoods/to increasingly distort the truth/to pile errors on top of ...
传柳 立传 lìzhuàn, [立傳], to record sb's achievements in writing/to write a biography enhancing the subjec...
传种 chuánzhǒng, [傳種], to reproduce/to propagate
传诵 chuánsòng, [傳誦], widely known/on everyone's lips
传道授业 传播学 左传 ZuǒZhuàn, [左傳], Zuo Zhuan or Tsochuan, Mr Zuo's Annals or Mr Zuo's commentary on 春秋[Chūn qiū], e...
传统式 秘传 mìchuán, [祕傳], to hand down secret knowledge from generation to generation within a school or f...
全传 光传 传布 chuánbù, [傳布], to spread/to hand down/to disseminate
宣传栏 回传 单传 dānchuán, [單傳], to have only one heir in a generation (of a family, clan etc)/to be learned from...
宣传员 宣传品 自传体 遗传工程 yíchuángōngchéng, [遺傳工程], genetic engineering
嫡传 díchuán, [嫡傳], handed down in a direct line from the founder
传真电报 chuánzhēndiànbào, [傳真電報], phototelegram
传动轴 chuándòngzhóu, [傳動軸], drive shaft
真爱传 春丽传 小传 xiǎozhuàn, [小傳], sketch biography/profile
史传晋 妙传 传输率 chuánshūlǜ, [傳輸率], transmission rate
鸿雁传书 传动带 chuándòngdài, [傳動帶], transmission belt
传为美谈 回传乔 传中球 会传召 传为佳话 树碑立传 shùbēilìzhuàn, [樹碑立傳], lit. to erect a stele and write a biography (idiom)/to monumentalize/to glorify/...
别传中 口传 kǒuchuán, [口傳], orally transmitted
容光传 捷报频传 jiébàopínchuán, [捷報頻傳], victory reports pour in (idiom); news of success in an endless stream
宣传车 传信 传中 传代 chuándài, [傳代], to pass to the next generation
传海 传热 chuánrè, [傳熱], heat transfer/heat transmission
在传 新传 中路传 宣传月 上传下达