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前

前 qián

ㄑㄧㄢˊ
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1front
2forward
3ahead
4first
5top (followed by a number)
6future
7ago
8before
9BC (e.g. 前293年)
10former
11formerly

Characters

Examples

wǎn fàn晚饭qián前nín您xiǎng想hē喝yì一bēi杯ma吗?
晚饭前您想喝一杯吗?
Would you like to have a drink before dinner?
我想在五点前到家。
I'd like to get home by five.
前几天我看到了你哥哥。
I saw your brother the other day.

See also: words & characters pronounced qián