前夕 qián xī ㄑㄧㄢˊ ㄒㄧ cin4 zik6 HSK 7-9
- eve
- the day before
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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
- 前辈 前輩 qián bèi ㄑㄧㄢˊ ㄅㄟˋ cin4 bui3 senior
夕
- 除夕 Chú xī ㄔㄨˊ ㄒㄧ ceoi4 zik6 lunar New Year's Eve
- 朝夕相处 朝夕相處 zhāo xī xiāng chǔ ㄓㄠ ㄒㄧ ㄒㄧㄤ ㄔㄨˇ ziu1 zik6 soeng1 cyu2 to spend all one's time together (idiom)
- 一夕 yī xī ㄧ ㄒㄧ jat1 zik6 overnight; instantly; very quickly
- 七夕 Qī xī ㄑㄧ ㄒㄧ cat1 zik6 double seven festival, evening of seventh of lunar seventh month
- 夕照 xī zhào ㄒㄧ ㄓㄠˋ zik6 ziu3 glow of the setting sun
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- 夕阳 夕陽 xī yáng ㄒㄧ ㄧㄤˊ zik6 joeng4 sunset
- 月夕 yuè xī ㄩㄝˋ ㄒㄧ jyut6 zik6 Mid-autumn Festival on lunar 15th August
- 朝夕 zhāo xī ㄓㄠ ㄒㄧ ziu1 zik6 morning and night
- 七夕节 七夕節 Qī xī jié ㄑㄧ ㄒㄧ ㄐㄧㄝˊ cat1 zik6 zit3 Qixi Festival or Double Seven Festival on the 7th day of the 7th lunar month
- 小除夕 xiǎo chú xī ㄒㄧㄠˇ ㄔㄨˊ ㄒㄧ siu2 ceoi4 zik6 the day before New Year's Eve
- 一夕数惊 一夕數驚 yī xī shù jīng ㄧ ㄒㄧ ㄕㄨˋ ㄐㄧㄥ jat1 zik6 sou3 ging1 lit. one scare after another in a single night (idiom)
- 一朝一夕 yī zhāo yī xī ㄧ ㄓㄠ ㄧ ㄒㄧ jat1 ziu1 jat1 zik6 lit. one morning and one evening (idiom)
- 危在旦夕 wēi zài dàn xī ㄨㄟ ㄗㄞˋ ㄉㄢˋ ㄒㄧ ngai4 zoi6 daan3 zik6 in imminent peril (idiom)
- 只争旦夕 只爭旦夕 zhǐ zhēng dàn xī ㄓˇ ㄓㄥ ㄉㄢˋ ㄒㄧ zi2 zang1 daan3 zik6 see 只争朝夕
- 只争朝夕 只爭朝夕 zhǐ zhēng zhāo xī ㄓˇ ㄓㄥ ㄓㄠ ㄒㄧ zi2 zang1 ziu1 zik6 (idiom) to seize every minute; to make the best use of one's time
- 命在旦夕 mìng zài dàn xī ㄇㄧㄥˋ ㄗㄞˋ ㄉㄢˋ ㄒㄧ ming6 zoi6 daan3 zik6 to be at death's door (idiom)
- 夕发朝至 夕發朝至 xī fā zhāo zhì ㄒㄧ ㄈㄚ ㄓㄠ ㄓˋ zik6 faat3 ziu1 zi3 to depart in the evening and arrive the next morning
- 夕阳产业 夕陽產業 xī yáng chǎn yè ㄒㄧ ㄧㄤˊ ㄔㄢˇ ㄧㄝˋ zik6 joeng4 caan2 jip6 sunset industry
- 夕阳西下 夕陽西下 xī yáng xī xià ㄒㄧ ㄧㄤˊ ㄒㄧ ㄒㄧㄚˋ zik6 joeng4 sai1 haa6 the sun sets in the west (idiom)
- 新年前夕 xīn nián qián xī ㄒㄧㄣ ㄋㄧㄢˊ ㄑㄧㄢˊ ㄒㄧ san1 nin4 cin4 zik6 New Year's eve
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
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- 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)
- 命在旦夕 mìng zài dàn xī ㄇㄧㄥˋ ㄗㄞˋ ㄉㄢˋ ㄒㄧ ming6 zoi6 daan3 zik6 to be at death's door (idiom)
- 危在旦夕 wēi zài dàn xī ㄨㄟ ㄗㄞˋ ㄉㄢˋ ㄒㄧ ngai4 zoi6 daan3 zik6 in imminent peril (idiom)
- 夕阳西下 夕陽西下 xī yáng xī xià ㄒㄧ ㄧㄤˊ ㄒㄧ ㄒㄧㄚˋ zik6 joeng4 sai1 haa6 the sun sets in the west (idiom)
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- 一夕数惊 一夕數驚 yī xī shù jīng ㄧ ㄒㄧ ㄕㄨˋ ㄐㄧㄥ jat1 zik6 sou3 ging1 lit. one scare after another in a single night (idiom)
- 一朝一夕 yī zhāo yī xī ㄧ ㄓㄠ ㄧ ㄒㄧ jat1 ziu1 jat1 zik6 lit. one morning and one evening (idiom)
- 朝不保夕 zhāo bù bǎo xī ㄓㄠ ㄅㄨˋ ㄅㄠˇ ㄒㄧ ziu1 bat1 bou2 zik6 at dawn, not sure of lasting to evening (idiom); precarious state
- 朝不虑夕 朝不慮夕 zhāo bù lǜ xī ㄓㄠ ㄅㄨˋ ㄌㄩˋ ㄒㄧ ziu1 bat1 leoi6 zik6 at dawn, not sure of lasting to evening (idiom); precarious state
- 朝过夕改 朝過夕改 zhāo guò xī gǎi ㄓㄠ ㄍㄨㄛˋ ㄒㄧ ㄍㄞˇ ziu1 gwo3 zik6 goi2 to correct in the evening a fault of the morning (idiom)
- 朝令夕改 zhāo lìng xī gǎi ㄓㄠ ㄌㄧㄥˋ ㄒㄧ ㄍㄞˇ ziu1 ling6 zik6 goi2 to make frequent or unpredictable changes in policy (idiom)
- 朝乾夕惕 zhāo qián xī tì ㄓㄠ ㄑㄧㄢˊ ㄒㄧ ㄊㄧˋ ziu1 gon1 zik6 tik1 cautious and diligent all day long (idiom)
Example sentences
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考试 考試 前夕 ， 他 特别 特別 焦虑 焦慮 。
He was very anxious on the eve of the exam.
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