Dictionary/前身

前身

qián shēn

ㄑㄧㄢˊ ㄕㄣ
Pron
1forerunner
2predecessor
3precursor
4previous incarnation (Buddhism)
5jacket front

Characters

Example

ruǎn pán软盘shì是yìng pán硬盘de的qián shēn前身。
软盘是硬盘的前身。
Floppy disks are the predecessor of hard disks.