前置 qián zhì ㄑㄧㄢˊ ㄓˋ cin4 zi3
- to place before
- frontal; leading
- pre-
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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
置
- 布置 佈置 bù zhì ㄅㄨˋ ㄓˋ bou3 zi3 to arrange; to set up; to lay out
- 位置 wèi zhi ㄨㄟˋ ˙ㄓ wai6 zi3 position
- 安置 ān zhì ㄢ ㄓˋ on1 zi3 to find a place for
- 搁置 擱置 gē zhì ㄍㄜ ㄓˋ gok3 zi3 to shelve
- 放置 fàng zhì ㄈㄤˋ ㄓˋ fong3 zi3 to put
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- 处置 處置 chǔ zhì ㄔㄨˇ ㄓˋ cyu2 zi3 to handle
- 装置 裝置 zhuāng zhì ㄓㄨㄤ ㄓˋ zong1 zi3 to install
- 设置 設置 shè zhì ㄕㄜˋ ㄓˋ cit3 zi3 to set up; to install
- 配置 pèi zhì ㄆㄟˋ ㄓˋ pui3 zi3 to deploy
- 难以置信 難以置信 nán yǐ zhì xìn ㄋㄢˊ ㄧˇ ㄓˋ ㄒㄧㄣˋ naan4 ji5 zi3 seon3 (idiom) hard to believe; incredible
- 倒置 dào zhì ㄉㄠˋ ㄓˋ dou3 zi3 to invert
- 偏置 piān zhì ㄆㄧㄢ ㄓˋ pin1 zi3 offset
- 内置 內置 nèi zhì ㄋㄟˋ ㄓˋ noi6 zi3 built-in; internal
- 外置 wài zhì ㄨㄞˋ ㄓˋ ngoi6 zi3 external (i.e. not built-in 内置)
- 废置 廢置 fèi zhì ㄈㄟˋ ㄓˋ fai3 zi3 to discard
- 建置 jiàn zhì ㄐㄧㄢˋ ㄓˋ gin3 zi3 to set up; to establish
- 后置 後置 hòu zhì ㄏㄡˋ ㄓˋ hau6 zi3 to place after (e.g. in grammar)
- 措置 cuò zhì ㄘㄨㄛˋ ㄓˋ cou3 zi3 to handle
- 换置 換置 huàn zhì ㄏㄨㄢˋ ㄓˋ wun6 zi3 to swap
- 弃置 棄置 qì zhì ㄑㄧˋ ㄓˋ hei3 zi3 to throw away
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)
- 本末倒置 běn mò dào zhì ㄅㄣˇ ㄇㄛˋ ㄉㄠˋ ㄓˋ bun2 mut6 dou2 zi3 lit. to invert root and branch (idiom); fig. confusing cause and effect
- 措置裕如 cuò zhì yù rú ㄘㄨㄛˋ ㄓˋ ㄩˋ ㄖㄨˊ cou3 zi3 jyu6 jyu4 to handle easily (idiom); effortless
- 姑置勿论 姑置勿論 gū zhì wù lùn ㄍㄨ ㄓˋ ㄨˋ ㄌㄨㄣˋ gu1 zi3 mat6 leon6 (idiom) to put (an issue) to one side for the moment
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- 漠然置之 mò rán zhì zhī ㄇㄛˋ ㄖㄢˊ ㄓˋ ㄓ mok6 jin4 zi3 zi1 to set to one side and ignore (idiom); quite indifferent
- 难以置信 難以置信 nán yǐ zhì xìn ㄋㄢˊ ㄧˇ ㄓˋ ㄒㄧㄣˋ naan4 ji5 zi3 seon3 (idiom) hard to believe; incredible
- 推心置腹 tuī xīn zhì fù ㄊㄨㄟ ㄒㄧㄣ ㄓˋ ㄈㄨˋ teoi1 sam1 zi3 fuk1 to give one's bare heart into sb else's keeping (idiom); sb has one's absolute confidence
- 无可置疑 無可置疑 wú kě zhì yí ㄨˊ ㄎㄜˇ ㄓˋ ㄧˊ mou4 ho2 zi3 ji4 cannot be doubted (idiom)
- 无容置疑 無容置疑 wú róng zhì yí ㄨˊ ㄖㄨㄥˊ ㄓˋ ㄧˊ mou4 jung4 zi3 ji4 cannot be doubted (idiom)
- 置若罔闻 置若罔聞 zhì ruò wǎng wén ㄓˋ ㄖㄨㄛˋ ㄨㄤˇ ㄨㄣˊ zi3 joek6 mong5 man4 to turn a deaf ear to (idiom); to pretend not to hear
- 置身事外 zhì shēn shì wài ㄓˋ ㄕㄣ ㄕˋ ㄨㄞˋ zi3 san1 si6 ngoi6 (idiom) not to get involved; to stay out of it