前
qián
front
forward; ahead; first; top (followed by a number); future; ago; before; BC (e.g. 前293年); former; formerly
cutting edge (丷一) + severed foot (刖) = who goes first, out front
刖 depicts punishment by foot amputation — to move forward, one must literally be in front. 丷 and 一 together suggest a blade or cutting edge, reinforcing the severing imagery that historically grounds this character's sense of leading position.
他站在队伍的前面。
tā zhàn zài duì wu de qián miàn。
He is standing at the front of the line.
我三天前就把作业交了。
wǒ sān tiān qián jiù bǎ zuò yè jiāo le。
I already handed in my homework three days ago.
Words with 前
在这之前
zài zhè zhī qián
before then
逡巡不前
qūn xún bù qián
to hesitate to move forward
鄂托克前旗
è tuō kè qián qí
Otog Front banner or Otgiin Ömnöd khoshuu in Ordos 鄂爾多斯|鄂尔多斯[E4 er3 duo1 si1], Inner Mongolia
丑话说在前头
chǒu huà shuō zài qián tou
let's talk about the unpleasant things first; let's be frank
锦绣前程
jǐn xiù qián chéng
bright future
长江后浪催前浪
cháng jiāng hòu làng cuī qián làng
see 長江後浪推前浪|长江后浪推前浪[Chang2 Jiang1 hou4 lang4 tui1 qian2 lang4]
长江后浪推前浪
cháng jiāng hòu làng tuī qián làng
lit. the rear waves of the Yangtze River drive on those before (idiom)
门前
mén qián
in front of the door
关公面前耍大刀
guān gōng miàn qián shuǎ dà dāo
lit. to wield the broadsword in the presence of Lord Guan (idiom)
双后前兵开局
shuāng hòu qián bīng kāi jú
same as 封閉性開局|封闭性开局
头向前
tóu xiàng qián
headlong
餐前酒
cān qián jiǔ
aperitif