前秦 Qián Qín ㄑㄧㄢˊ ㄑㄧㄣˊ cin4 ceon4
- Former Qin (351–395), a dynastic state of China during the Sixteen Kingdoms period
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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
秦
- 先秦 xiān Qín ㄒㄧㄢ ㄑㄧㄣˊ sin1 ceon4 pre-Qin, Chinese history up to the foundation of the Qin imperial dynasty in 221 BC
- 大秦 Dà Qín ㄉㄚˋ ㄑㄧㄣˊ daai6 ceon4 Han Dynasty term for the Roman Empire 罗马帝国
- 后秦 後秦 Hòu Qín ㄏㄡˋ ㄑㄧㄣˊ hau6 ceon4 Later Qin of the Sixteen Kingdoms (384-417)
- 秦代 Qín dài ㄑㄧㄣˊ ㄉㄞˋ ceon4 doi6 Qin dynasty (221-207 BC), founded by the first emperor Qin Shihuang 秦始皇, the first dynasty to rule the whole of China
- 秦国 秦國 Qín guó ㄑㄧㄣˊ ㄍㄨㄛˊ ceon4 gwok3 the state of Qin, one of the seven states of the Warring States Period (475-220 BC)
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- 秦安 Qín ān ㄑㄧㄣˊ ㄢ ceon4 on1 see 秦安县
- 秦岭 秦嶺 Qín lǐng ㄑㄧㄣˊ ㄌㄧㄥˇ ceon4 ling5 Qinling Mountain Range in Shaanxi forming a natural barrier between the Guanzhong Plain 关中平原 and the Han River 汉水 valley
- 秦州 Qín zhōu ㄑㄧㄣˊ ㄓㄡ ceon4 zau1 see 秦州区
- 秦朝 Qín cháo ㄑㄧㄣˊ ㄔㄠˊ ceon4 ciu4 Qin Dynasty (221-207 BC)
- 秦末 Qín mò ㄑㄧㄣˊ ㄇㄛˋ ceon4 mut6 the end of the Qin dynasty 207 BC
- 秦椒 Qín jiāo ㄑㄧㄣˊ ㄐㄧㄠ ceon4 ziu1 (dialect) hot pepper (long and thin)
- 秦桧 秦檜 Qín Huì ㄑㄧㄣˊ ㄏㄨㄟˋ ceon4 kui2 Qin Hui (1090-1155 AD), Song Dynasty official said to have betrayed General Yue Fei 岳飞
- 秦淮 Qín huái ㄑㄧㄣˊ ㄏㄨㄞˊ ceon4 waai4 see 秦淮区
- 秦汉 秦漢 Qín Hàn ㄑㄧㄣˊ ㄏㄢˋ ceon4 hon3 the Qin (221-207 BC) and Han (206 BC-220 AD) dynasties
- 秦火 Qín huǒ ㄑㄧㄣˊ ㄏㄨㄛˇ ceon4 fo2 the Qin burning of the books in 212 BC
- 秦牧 Qín Mù ㄑㄧㄣˊ ㄇㄨˋ ceon4 muk6 Qin Mu (1919-1992), educator and prolific writer
- 秦篆 Qín zhuàn ㄑㄧㄣˊ ㄓㄨㄢˋ ceon4 syun6 seal script as unified by the Qin dynasty
- 秦腔 Qín qiāng ㄑㄧㄣˊ ㄑㄧㄤ ceon4 hong1 Qinqiang, an opera style popular in northwest China, possibly originating in Ming dynasty folk music
- 秦艽 qín jiāo ㄑㄧㄣˊ ㄐㄧㄠ ceon4 gau2 large leaf gentian (Gentiana macrophylla)
- 秦军 秦軍 Qín jūn ㄑㄧㄣˊ ㄐㄩㄣ ceon4 gwan1 the Qin army (model for the terracotta warriors)
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)