前些 qián xiē ㄑㄧㄢˊ ㄒㄧㄝ cin4 se1
- a few (days, years etc) ago
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前
- 之前 zhī qián ㄓ ㄑㄧㄢˊ zi1 cin4 before
- 以前 yǐ qián ㄧˇ ㄑㄧㄢˊ ji5 cin4 before
- 先前 xiān qián ㄒㄧㄢ ㄑㄧㄢˊ sin1 cin4 before; previously
- 前任 qián rèn ㄑㄧㄢˊ ㄖㄣˋ cin4 jam6 predecessor
- 前来 前來 qián lái ㄑㄧㄢˊ ㄌㄞˊ cin4 loi4 to come (formal)
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- 前夕 qián xī ㄑㄧㄢˊ ㄒㄧ cin4 zik6 eve
- 前天 qián tiān ㄑㄧㄢˊ ㄊㄧㄢ cin4 tin1 the day before yesterday
- 前年 qián nián ㄑㄧㄢˊ ㄋㄧㄢˊ cin4 nin4 the year before last
- 前往 qián wǎng ㄑㄧㄢˊ ㄨㄤˇ cin4 wong5 to leave for; to proceed towards; to go to
- 前后 前後 qián hòu ㄑㄧㄢˊ ㄏㄡˋ cin4 hau6 around
- 前提 qián tí ㄑㄧㄢˊ ㄊㄧˊ cin4 tai4 premise
- 前方 qián fāng ㄑㄧㄢˊ ㄈㄤ cin4 fong1 ahead
- 前景 qián jǐng ㄑㄧㄢˊ ㄐㄧㄥˇ cin4 ging2 foreground
- 前期 qián qī ㄑㄧㄢˊ ㄑㄧ cin4 kei4 preceding period
- 前沿 qián yán ㄑㄧㄢˊ ㄧㄢˊ cin4 jyun4 (military) forward position
- 前科 qián kē ㄑㄧㄢˊ ㄎㄜ cin4 fo1 criminal record
- 前程 qián chéng ㄑㄧㄢˊ ㄔㄥˊ cin4 cing4 future (career etc) prospects
- 前线 前線 qián xiàn ㄑㄧㄢˊ ㄒㄧㄢˋ cin4 sin3 front line
- 前者 qián zhě ㄑㄧㄢˊ ㄓㄜˇ cin4 ze2 the former (i.e. the one mentioned first)
- 前台 前臺 qián tái ㄑㄧㄢˊ ㄊㄞˊ cin4 toi4 stage
些
- 一些 yī xiē ㄧ ㄒㄧㄝ jat1 se1 some; a few; a little; (following an adjective) slightly ...er
- 哪些 nǎ xiē ㄋㄚˇ ㄒㄧㄝ naa5 se1 which ones?
- 好些 hǎo xiē ㄏㄠˇ ㄒㄧㄝ hou2 se1 a good deal of
- 有些 yǒu xiē ㄧㄡˇ ㄒㄧㄝ jau5 se1 some
- 某些 mǒu xiē ㄇㄡˇ ㄒㄧㄝ mau5 se1 some; certain (things)
Show 11 more words with 些
- 这些 這些 zhè xiē ㄓㄜˋ ㄒㄧㄝ ze2 se1 these
- 那些 nà xiē ㄋㄚˋ ㄒㄧㄝ naa5 se1 those
- 些微 xiē wēi ㄒㄧㄝ ㄨㄟ se1 mei4 slight; minor; small
- 些许 些許 xiē xǔ ㄒㄧㄝ ㄒㄩˇ se1 heoi2 a few; a little; a bit
- 早些 zǎo xiē ㄗㄠˇ ㄒㄧㄝ zou2 se1 a bit earlier
- 险些 險些 xiǎn xiē ㄒㄧㄢˇ ㄒㄧㄝ him2 se1 narrowly
- 大一些 dà yī xiē ㄉㄚˋ ㄧ ㄒㄧㄝ daai6 jat1 se1 a bit bigger
- 有一些 yǒu yī xiē ㄧㄡˇ ㄧ ㄒㄧㄝ jau5 jat1 se1 somewhat
- 有些人 yǒu xiē rén ㄧㄡˇ ㄒㄧㄝ ㄖㄣˊ jau5 se1 jan4 some people
- 这些个 這些個 zhè xiē ge ㄓㄜˋ ㄒㄧㄝ ˙ㄍㄜ ze2 se1 go3 these
- 多少有些 duō shǎo yǒu xiē ㄉㄨㄛ ㄕㄠˇ ㄧㄡˇ ㄒㄧㄝ do1 siu2 jau5 se1 somewhat
Idioms with these characters
- 巴前算后 巴前算後 bā qián suàn hòu ㄅㄚ ㄑㄧㄢˊ ㄙㄨㄢˋ ㄏㄡˋ baa1 cin4 syun3 hau6 thinking and pondering (idiom); to turn sth over in one's mind
- 冰释前嫌 冰釋前嫌 bīng shì qián xián ㄅㄧㄥ ㄕˋ ㄑㄧㄢˊ ㄒㄧㄢˊ bing1 sik1 cin4 jim4 (idiom) to forget previous differences; to bury the hatchet
- 不顾前后 不顧前後 bù gù qián hòu ㄅㄨˋ ㄍㄨˋ ㄑㄧㄢˊ ㄏㄡˋ bat1 gu3 cin4 hau6 regardless of what's before or after (idiom); rushing blindly into sth
Show 7 more idioms with 前
- 惩前毖后 懲前毖後 chéng qián bì hòu ㄔㄥˊ ㄑㄧㄢˊ ㄅㄧˋ ㄏㄡˋ cing4 cin4 bei3 hau6 lit. to punish those before to prevent those after (idiom); to criticize former mistakes firmly to prevent them happening again
- 承前启后 承前啟後 chéng qián qǐ hòu ㄔㄥˊ ㄑㄧㄢˊ ㄑㄧˇ ㄏㄡˋ sing4 cin4 kai2 hau6 to follow the past and herald the future (idiom); part of a historical transition
- 大敌当前 大敵當前 dà dí dāng qián ㄉㄚˋ ㄉㄧˊ ㄉㄤ ㄑㄧㄢˊ daai6 dik6 dong1 cin4 (idiom) to be faced with a formidable enemy
- 各奔前程 gè bèn qián chéng ㄍㄜˋ ㄅㄣˋ ㄑㄧㄢˊ ㄔㄥˊ gok3 ban1 cin4 cing4 each goes his own way (idiom); each person has his own life to lead
- 光前裕后 光前裕後 guāng qián yù hòu ㄍㄨㄤ ㄑㄧㄢˊ ㄩˋ ㄏㄡˋ gwong1 cin4 jyu6 hau6 to bring honor to one's ancestors and benefit future generations (idiom)
- 裹足不前 guǒ zú bù qián ㄍㄨㄛˇ ㄗㄨˊ ㄅㄨˋ ㄑㄧㄢˊ gwo2 zuk1 bat1 cin4 to stand still without advancing (idiom); to hesitate and hold back
- 尽释前嫌 盡釋前嫌 jìn shì qián xián ㄐㄧㄣˋ ㄕˋ ㄑㄧㄢˊ ㄒㄧㄢˊ zeon6 sik1 cin4 jim4 to forget former enmity (idiom)
Example sentences
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他 是 你 前些 时候 時候 见 見 过 過 的 那个人 那個人 。
He is the man you met the other day.
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我 只是 想要 你 把 我 前些 日子 借给 借給 你 的 书 書 还 還 回来 回來 。
I just want you to give me back that book you borrowed a few days ago.
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对了 對了 ， 前些 时间 時間 你 说 說 伞 傘 不见了 不見了 ， 现在 現在 找到 了 吗 嗎 ？
Ah, I forgot to ask. Before you said you hadn't seen the umbrella. Have you found it since?
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