前夫 qián fū ㄑㄧㄢˊ ㄈㄨ cin4 fu1
- former husband
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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
夫
- 丈夫 zhàng fu ㄓㄤˋ ˙ㄈㄨ zoeng6 fu1 husband
- 功夫 gōng fu ㄍㄨㄥ ˙ㄈㄨ gung1 fu1 skill
- 大夫 dà fū ㄉㄚˋ ㄈㄨ daai6 fu1 senior official (in imperial China)
- 大夫 dài fu ㄉㄞˋ ˙ㄈㄨ daai6 fu1 doctor; physician
- 夫人 fū ren ㄈㄨ ˙ㄖㄣ fu1 jan4 lady
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- 夫妻 fū qī ㄈㄨ ㄑㄧ fu1 cai1 husband and wife; married couple
- 夫妇 夫婦 fū fù ㄈㄨ ㄈㄨˋ fu1 fu5 a (married) couple
- 工夫 gōng fu ㄍㄨㄥ ˙ㄈㄨ gung1 fu1 period of time (may be months, or mere seconds)
- 下功夫 xià gōng fu ㄒㄧㄚˋ ㄍㄨㄥ ˙ㄈㄨ haa6 gung1 fu1 variant of 下工夫
- 未婚夫 wèi hūn fū ㄨㄟˋ ㄏㄨㄣ ㄈㄨ mei6 fan1 fu1 fiancé
- 高尔夫球 高爾夫球 gāo ěr fū qiú ㄍㄠ ㄦˇ ㄈㄨ ㄑㄧㄡˊ gou1 ji5 fu1 kau4 golf
- 丁夫 dīng fū ㄉㄧㄥ ㄈㄨ ding1 fu1 (in ancient times) a man old enough for corvée or military service
- 人夫 rén fū ㄖㄣˊ ㄈㄨ jan4 fu1 married man; husband (as a social role)
- 伙夫 huǒ fū ㄏㄨㄛˇ ㄈㄨ fo2 fu1 mess cook (old)
- 杰夫 傑夫 Jié fū ㄐㄧㄝˊ ㄈㄨ git6 fu1 Jeff or Geoff (name)
- 凡夫 fán fū ㄈㄢˊ ㄈㄨ faan4 fu1 common person
- 匹夫 pǐ fū ㄆㄧˇ ㄈㄨ pat1 fu1 ordinary man
- 千夫 qiān fū ㄑㄧㄢ ㄈㄨ cin1 fu1 a lot of people (literary)
- 卡夫 Kǎ fū ㄎㄚˇ ㄈㄨ kaa1 fu1 Kraft, US food company
- 夫君 fū jūn ㄈㄨ ㄐㄩㄣ fu1 gwan1 (honorific) husband
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)
- 独夫民贼 獨夫民賊 dú fū mín zéi ㄉㄨˊ ㄈㄨ ㄇㄧㄣˊ ㄗㄟˊ duk6 fu1 man4 caak6 tyrant and oppressor of the people (idiom); traitorous dictator
- 夫妻反目 fū qī fǎn mù ㄈㄨ ㄑㄧ ㄈㄢˇ ㄇㄨˋ fu1 cai1 faan2 muk6 man and wife fall out (idiom, from Book of Changes); marital strife
- 老夫少妻 lǎo fū shào qī ㄌㄠˇ ㄈㄨ ㄕㄠˋ ㄑㄧ lou5 fu1 siu3 cai1 (idiom) older husband and much younger wife
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- 民贼独夫 民賊獨夫 mín zéi dú fū ㄇㄧㄣˊ ㄗㄟˊ ㄉㄨˊ ㄈㄨ man4 caak6 duk6 fu1 tyrant and oppressor of the people (idiom); traitorous dictator
- 人尽可夫 人盡可夫 rén jìn kě fū ㄖㄣˊ ㄐㄧㄣˋ ㄎㄜˇ ㄈㄨ jan4 zeon6 ho2 fu1 (idiom) (of a woman) promiscuous; loose
- 万夫不当 萬夫不當 wàn fū bù dāng ㄨㄢˋ ㄈㄨ ㄅㄨˋ ㄉㄤ maan6 fu1 bat1 dong1 lit. unbeatable by even 10,000 men (idiom)
- 相夫教子 xiàng fū jiào zǐ ㄒㄧㄤˋ ㄈㄨ ㄐㄧㄠˋ ㄗˇ soeng3 fu1 gaau3 zi2 to assist one's husband and educate the children (idiom)
Example sentences
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汤姆 湯姆 是 玛丽 瑪麗 的 前夫 。
Tom is Mary's former husband.
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玛丽 瑪麗 没有 沒有 认出 認出 她 的 前夫 。
Mary didn't recognize her ex-husband.
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汤姆 湯姆 是 玛 瑪 莉 的 前夫 之一 。
Tom is one of Mary's ex-husbands.
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