前者
前者 HSK 7-9
- the former (i.e. the one mentioned first)
Stroke order
Practice writing
Draw 前 (1 of 2) — stroke by stroke.
Draw each stroke of the character in order using your mouse or finger. A hint appears after three misses.
Character breakdown
Example sentences
- 两者都可以，但是前者更简洁。 Either one is fine, but the former is more concise.
- 实践和理论同样重要，但我们倾向于重视后者而忽略前者。 Practice is as important as theory, but we are apt to value the latter and despise the former.
- 比起歌舞伎，我更喜欢能乐表演，因为我觉得后者比前者优雅。 I prefer Noh to Kabuki because I find the former to be more elegant than the latter.
- 世界上只有两个东西是无限的，一为宇宙，一为人类的愚蠢，我所不能肯定的乃是前者。 Only two things are infinite, the universe and human stupidity, and I'm not sure about the former.
- 自大狂和自戀狂的分別，在於自大狂渴望能夠手握大權、受人敬畏，而自戀狂卻比較想擁有魅力、得到愛戴。許多瘋子和歷史上的偉人都屬於前者。 The megalomaniac differs from the narcissist by the fact that he wishes to be powerful rather than charming, and seeks to be feared rather than loved. To this type belong many lunatics and most of the great men of history.
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