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
线 ⇒
线 xiàn, [綫]/[線], variant of 線|线[xiàn], thread/string/wire/line/CL:條|条[tiáo],股[gǔ],根[gēn]/(after a...
线索 xiànsuǒ, [線索], trail/clues/thread (of a story)
路线 lùxiàn, [路線], itinerary/route/political line (e.g. right revisionist road)/CL:條|条[tiáo]
无线电 wúxiàndiàn, [無線電], wireless
热线 rèxiàn, [熱線], hotline (communications link)
线路 xiànlù, [線路], line/circuit/wire/road/railway track/bus route
视线 shìxiàn, [視線], line of sight
底线 dǐxiàn, [底線], to underline/bottom line/base line (in sports)/baseline/minimum/spy/plant
光线 guāngxiàn, [光線], light ray/CL:條|条[tiáo],道[dào]/light/illumination/lighting (for a photograph)
电线 diànxiàn, [電線], wire/power cord/CL:根[gēn]
无线 wúxiàn, [無線], wireless
前线 qiánxiàn, [前線], front line/military front/workface/cutting edge
曲线 qūxiàn, [曲線], curve/curved line/indirect/in a roundabout way
直线 zhíxiàn, [直線], straight line/sharply (rise or fall)
射线 shèxiàn, [射線], ray
航线 hángxiàn, [航線], air or shipping route
电话线 diànhuàxiàn, [電話線], telephone line/telephone wire
天线 tiānxiàn, [天線], antenna/mast/connection with high-ranking officials
线条 xiàntiáo, [線條], line (in drawing, calligraphy etc)/the lines or contours of a three-dimensional ...
防线 fángxiàn, [防線], defensive line or perimeter/CL:道[dào]
内线 有线电视 yǒuxiàndiànshì, [有線電視], cable television
一线 yīxiàn, [一線], front line
战线 zhànxiàn, [戰線], battle line/battlefront/front
有线 yǒuxiàn, [有線], wired/cable (television)
接线员 jiēxiànyuán, [接線員], switchboard operator
眼线 yǎnxiàn, [眼線], informer/snitch/spy/scout/(cosmetics) eye line
海岸线 hǎiànxiàn, [海岸線], coastline/seaboard/shoreline
地平线 dìpíngxiàn, [地平線], horizon
红外线 hóngwàixiàn, [紅外線], infrared ray
警戒线 jǐngjièxiàn, [警戒線], police cordon/alert level
界线 jièxiàn, [界線], limits/bounds/dividing line
在线 zàixiàn, [在線], online
接线 jiēxiàn, [接線], wiring/to connect a wire
阵线 zhènxiàn, [陣線], a front (militant group)/line of battle/alignment (towards a political party etc...
管线 guǎnxiàn, [管線], pipeline/general term for pipes, cables etc
线圈 xiànquān, [線圈], solenoid (electrical engineering)/coil
紫外线 zǐwàixiàn, [紫外線], ultraviolet ray
毛线 máoxiàn, [毛線], knitting wool/wool yarn
电线杆 diànxiàngān/diànxiàngǎn, [電線杆]/[電線桿], electric pole/telephone pole/lamppost/CL:根[gēn], electric pole/telephone pole/la...
无线电话 wúxiàndiànhuà, [無線電話], radio telephony/wireless telephone
生产线 shēngchǎnxiàn, [生產線], assembly line/production line
专线 zhuānxiàn, [專線], special-purpose phone line or communications link/hotline/special rail line (e.g...
长线 chángxiàn, [長線], long term
线路板 路线图 lùxiàntú, [路線圖], route map/roadmap (also fig.)
弧线 húxiàn, [弧線], arc
占线 zhànxiàn, [佔線], busy (telephone line)
封锁线 fēngsuǒxiàn, [封鎖線], blockade line/CL:道[dào]
外线 wàixiàn, [外線], (military) line of troops encircling an enemy position/(telephony) outside line/...
边线 biānxiàn, [邊線], sideline/foul line
起跑线 qǐpǎoxiàn, [起跑線], the starting line (of a race)/scratch line (in a relay race)
分界线 fēnjièxiàn, [分界線], dividing line
单线 火线 Huǒxiàn/huǒxiàn, [火線], FireWire (IEEE 1394 data-transfer interface), firing line (battle)/live electric...
导线 dǎoxiàn, [導線], electrical lead
导火线 dǎohuǒxiàn, [導火線], fuse (for explosives)/(fig.) proximate cause/the last straw
红线 hóngxiàn, [紅線], red line
牵线 qiānxiàn, [牽線], to pull strings/to manipulate (a puppet)/to control from behind the scene/to med...
引线 yǐnxiàn, [引線], fuse (for an explosive device)/electrical lead/intermediary/catalyst/(dialect) s...
流水线 liúshuǐxiàn, [流水線], assembly line/(computing) pipeline
基线 jīxiàn, [基線], base (of a triangle)/base line (in geodetic survey)/horizontal
线性 xiànxìng, [線性], linear/linearity
干线 gànxiàn, [幹線], main line/trunk line
黑线 一线生机 丝线 sīxiàn, [絲線], thread/silk yarn
主线 zhǔxiàn, [主線], main line (of communication)/main thread (of a plotline or concept)/central them...
无线电波 wúxiàndiànbō, [無線電波], radio waves/wireless electric wave
牵线搭桥 针线 zhēnxiàn, [針線], needle and thread/needlework
针线活 zhēnxiànhuó, [針線活], needlework/sewing
统一战线 tǒngyīzhànxiàn, [統一戰線], united front
边境线 支线 zhīxiàn, [支線], branch line/side road/spur/fig. secondary plot (in a story)
放射线 fàngshèxiàn, [放射線], radiation/rays of radiation
拆线 chāixiàn, [拆線], to remove stitches (from a wound)
日界线 线粒体 xiànlìtǐ, [線粒體], mitochondrion
生命线 shēngmìngxiàn, [生命線], lifeline
西线 非线性 fēixiànxìng, [非線性], nonlinear (math.)
斜线 xiéxiàn, [斜線], diagonal line/slanting line/slash (punct.)/forward slash (computing)
出线 chūxiàn, [出線], (sports) to go out of bounds/to go over the line/to qualify for the next round o...
伽马射线 gāmǎshèxiàn, [伽馬射線], gamma rays
线轴 xiànzhóu, [線軸], thread spool
水平线 中线 zhōngxiàn, [中線], half-way line/median line
控制线 线头 抛物线 pāowùxiàn, [拋物線], parabola
铜线 子午线 zǐwǔxiàn, [子午線], meridian
下线 xiàxiàn, [下線], to go offline
第一线 下划线 xiàhuàxiàn, [下劃線], underscore _/underline
膛线 tángxiàn, [膛線], rifling (helical grooves inside the barrel of a gun)
横线 héngxiàn, [橫線], horizontal line/horizontal coordinate line
边界线 biānjièxiàn, [邊界線], boundary line/border line
沿线 yánxiàn, [沿線], along the line (e.g. railway)/the region near the line
纱线 shāxiàn, [紗線], yarn
总线 zǒngxiàn, [總線], computer bus
划线 huàxiàn, [劃線], to delineate/to draw a line/to underline
全线 quánxiàn, [全線], the whole front (in a war)/the whole length (of a road or railway line)
穿针引线 chuānzhēnyǐnxiàn, [穿針引線], lit. to thread a needle (idiom); fig. to act as a go-between
有线电话 轴线 zhóuxiàn, [軸線], central axis (line)
国境线 拉线 风景线 退居二线 tuìjūèrxiàn, [退居二線], to withdraw to the second line of duty/to resign from a leading post (and assume...
电源线 diànyuánxiàn, [電源線], power cable (of an appliance etc)
贫困线 对角线 duìjiǎoxiàn, [對角線], (geometry) a diagonal
无线电报 线路图 搭线 流线型 liúxiànxíng, [流線型], sleek/streamlined
安全线 死亡线 线形 线呢 双曲线 shuāngqūxiàn, [雙曲線], hyperbola
平行线 píngxíngxiàn, [平行線], parallel lines
绒线 róngxiàn, [絨線], wool/woolen thread
铁路线 tiělùxiàn, [鐵路線], railway line
环线 huánxiàn, [環線], ring road/circle line (e.g. rail or subway)
纬线 wěixiàn, [緯線], woof/line of latitude/parallel
线团 xiàntuán, [線團], ball of string
二线 虚线 xūxiàn, [虛線], dotted line/dashed line/(math.) imaginary line
传输线 chuánshūxiàn, [傳輸線], transmission line
输电线 锋线 上纲上线 shànggāngshàngxiàn, [上綱上線], to criticize (as a matter of principle)
线衣 线缆 xiànlǎn, [線纜], cable/wire/cord (computer)
输油管线 新干线 Xīngànxiàn, [新幹線], Shinkansen (Japanese high-speed train)
电力线 侧线 螺线管 luóxiànguǎn, [螺線管], solenoid/coil
北回归线 Běihuíguīxiàn, [北回歸線], Tropic of Cancer
针线包 地线 dìxiàn, [地線], earth (wire)/ground
针头线脑 zhēntóuxiànnǎo, [針頭線腦], needle and thread/sewing implements/needlework/(fig.) unimportant thing
粗线条 高压线 gāoyāxiàn, [高壓線], high tension power line
海平线 来复线 láifùxiàn, [來復線], rifling (spiral lines on inside of gun barrel imparting spin to the bullet)
南回归线 Nánhuíguīxiàn, [南回歸線], Tropic of Capricorn
宇宙射线 yǔzhòushèxiàn, [宇宙射線], cosmic ray
双绞线 shuāngjiǎoxiàn, [雙絞線], unshielded twisted pair/UTP
切线 qiēxiàn, [切線], tangent line (geometry)
线段 xiànduàn, [線段], line segment
银线 曲线图 qūxiàntú, [曲線圖], line graph/line diagram
生死线 无线电台 岸线 斑马线 bānmǎxiàn, [斑馬線], crosswalk/zebra crossing
垂直线 chuízhíxiàn, [垂直線], vertical line
变线 回归线 huíguīxiàn, [回歸線], tropic/one of the two latitude lines, Tropic of Capricorn or Tropic of Cancer
连接线 运输线 分数线 fēnshùxiàn, [分數線], horizontal line (in a fraction)/minimum passing score
主干线 zhǔgànxiàn, [主幹線], trunk line (of road, network etc)/backbone (cable)
垂线 chuíxiàn, [垂線], (math.) perpendicular line/vertical line
线装 线列 毛线针 máoxiànzhēn, [毛線針], knitting needle
棉线 miánxiàn, [棉線], cotton thread/yarn cotton
三线 接地线 羊肠线 五线谱 wǔxiànpǔ, [五線譜], (music) staff/stave
渐近线 绒线帽 线型 绒线衫 水线 麻线 装配线 zhuāngpèixiàn, [裝配線], assembly line/production line
内外线 铁道线 一针一线 前锋线 出线权 散兵线 粉线 旅游线 司线员 sīxiànyuán, [司線員], line judge (tennis etc)
隔离线 等温线 接线箱 法线 fǎxiàn, [法線], normal line to a surface
有线电 经纬线 jīngwěixiàn, [經緯線], lines of latitude and longitude/warp and woof
十字线 经线 jīngxiàn, [經線], warp/line of longitude/meridian (geography)
铁线蕨 母线 mǔxiàn, [母線], generating line/generatrix (in geometry)/bus (in electronics)/bus bar
单行线 dānxíngxiàn, [單行線], one-way road
光谱线 曲线美 准线 zhǔnxiàn, [準線], directrix line of a parabola/guide line
线手套 线板 线绳 xiànshéng, [線繩], string/cotton rope
布线图 专用线 中继线 捻线 裤线 竖线 温饱线 后防线 有线广播 国界线 guójièxiàn, [國界線], border between countries/line forming the border
捻线机 新线