前沿 qián yán ㄑㄧㄢˊ ㄧㄢˊ cin4 jyun4 HSK 7-9
- (military) forward position
- frontier; cutting-edge; forefront
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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
沿
- 沿岸 yán àn ㄧㄢˊ ㄢˋ jyun4 ngon6 coastal area
- 沿海 yán hǎi ㄧㄢˊ ㄏㄞˇ jyun4 hoi2 coastal
- 沿用 yán yòng ㄧㄢˊ ㄩㄥˋ jyun4 jung6 to continue to use (old methods)
- 沿线 沿線 yán xiàn ㄧㄢˊ ㄒㄧㄢˋ jyun4 sin3 along the line (e.g. railway)
- 沿着 沿著 yán zhe ㄧㄢˊ ˙ㄓㄜ jyun4 zoek6 to go along
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- 沿袭 沿襲 yán xí ㄧㄢˊ ㄒㄧˊ jyun4 zaap6 to carry on as before
- 沿途 yán tú ㄧㄢˊ ㄊㄨˊ jyun4 tou4 along the sides of the road
- 帽沿 mào yán ㄇㄠˋ ㄧㄢˊ mou2 jyun4 variant of 帽檐
- 床沿 chuáng yán ㄔㄨㄤˊ ㄧㄢˊ cong4 jyun4 the edge of a bed
- 沿例 yán lì ㄧㄢˊ ㄌㄧˋ jyun4 lai6 following the model
- 沿儿 沿兒 yán r ㄧㄢˊ ㄦ jyun4 ji4 edge (used directly after a noun, e.g. roadside 马路沿儿)
- 沿江 yán jiāng ㄧㄢˊ ㄐㄧㄤ jyun4 gong1 along the river
- 沿河 Yán hé ㄧㄢˊ ㄏㄜˊ jyun4 ho4 see 沿河土家族自治县
- 沿洄 yán huí ㄧㄢˊ ㄏㄨㄟˊ jyun4 wui4 to go with the stream
- 沿滩 沿灘 Yán tān ㄧㄢˊ ㄊㄢ jyun4 taan1 see 沿滩区
- 沿路 yán lù ㄧㄢˊ ㄌㄨˋ jyun4 lou6 along the way; on the way
- 沿边 沿邊 yán biān ㄧㄢˊ ㄅㄧㄢ jyun4 bin1 close to the border
- 沿革 yán gé ㄧㄢˊ ㄍㄜˊ jyun4 gaak3 evolution of sth over time
- 边沿 邊沿 biān yán ㄅㄧㄢ ㄧㄢˊ bin1 jyun4 edge
- 沿条儿 沿條兒 yán tiáo r ㄧㄢˊ ㄊㄧㄠˊ ㄦ jyun4 tiu4 ji4 tape seam (in dressmaking)
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)