前贤 前賢
前贤 前賢 qián xián ㄑㄧㄢˊ ㄒㄧㄢˊ cin4 jin4
- sages of the past; worthy predecessors
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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
贤 賢
- 圣贤 聖賢 shèng xián ㄕㄥˋ ㄒㄧㄢˊ sing3 jin4 a sage
- 先贤 先賢 xiān xián ㄒㄧㄢ ㄒㄧㄢˊ sin1 jin4 (literary) ancient sage
- 奉贤 奉賢 Fèng xián ㄈㄥˋ ㄒㄧㄢˊ fung6 jin4 Fengxian suburban district of Shanghai
- 普贤 普賢 Pǔ xián ㄆㄨˇ ㄒㄧㄢˊ pou2 jin4 Samantabhadra, the Buddhist Lord of Truth
- 贤人 賢人 xián rén ㄒㄧㄢˊ ㄖㄣˊ jin4 jan4 great person of the past
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- 贤劳 賢勞 xián láo ㄒㄧㄢˊ ㄌㄠˊ jin4 lou4 diligent
- 贤士 賢士 xián shì ㄒㄧㄢˊ ㄕˋ jin4 si6 virtuous person
- 贤妻 賢妻 xián qī ㄒㄧㄢˊ ㄑㄧ jin4 cai1 (old) perfect wife
- 贤弟 賢弟 xián dì ㄒㄧㄢˊ ㄉㄧˋ jin4 dai6 worthy little brother
- 贤惠 賢惠 xián huì ㄒㄧㄢˊ ㄏㄨㄟˋ jin4 wai6 variant of 贤慧
- 贤慧 賢慧 xián huì ㄒㄧㄢˊ ㄏㄨㄟˋ jin4 wai6 (of a wife) wise and kind
- 贤才 賢才 xián cái ㄒㄧㄢˊ ㄘㄞˊ jin4 coi4 a genius
- 贤明 賢明 xián míng ㄒㄧㄢˊ ㄇㄧㄥˊ jin4 ming4 wise and capable; sagacious
- 贤淑 賢淑 xián shū ㄒㄧㄢˊ ㄕㄨ jin4 suk6 (of a woman) virtuous
- 贤王 賢王 xián wáng ㄒㄧㄢˊ ㄨㄤˊ jin4 wong4 sage kings
- 贤相 賢相 xián xiàng ㄒㄧㄢˊ ㄒㄧㄤˋ jin4 soeng3 sagacious prime minister (in feudal China)
- 贤能 賢能 xián néng ㄒㄧㄢˊ ㄋㄥˊ jin4 nang4 sage
- 贤良 賢良 xián liáng ㄒㄧㄢˊ ㄌㄧㄤˊ jin4 loeng4 (of a man) able and virtuous
- 贤达 賢達 xián dá ㄒㄧㄢˊ ㄉㄚˊ jin4 daat6 prominent and worthy personage
- 进贤 進賢 Jìn xián ㄐㄧㄣˋ ㄒㄧㄢˊ zeon3 jin4 see 进贤县
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)
- 妒能害贤 妒能害賢 dù néng hài xián ㄉㄨˋ ㄋㄥˊ ㄏㄞˋ ㄒㄧㄢˊ dou3 nang4 hoi6 jin4 jealous of the able, envious of the clever (idiom)
- 见贤思齐 見賢思齊 jiàn xián sī qí ㄐㄧㄢˋ ㄒㄧㄢˊ ㄙ ㄑㄧˊ gin3 jin4 si1 cai4 see a worthy, think to imitate (idiom, from Analects); emulate the virtuous
- 敬老尊贤 敬老尊賢 jìng lǎo zūn xián ㄐㄧㄥˋ ㄌㄠˇ ㄗㄨㄣ ㄒㄧㄢˊ ging3 lou5 zyun1 jin4 to respect the wise and venerate the worthy (idiom); to honor the great and the good
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- 敬贤礼士 敬賢禮士 jìng xián lǐ shì ㄐㄧㄥˋ ㄒㄧㄢˊ ㄌㄧˇ ㄕˋ ging3 jin4 lai5 si6 (idiom) to respect people of virtue and show courtesy to scholars
- 嫉贤妒能 嫉賢妒能 jí xián dù néng ㄐㄧˊ ㄒㄧㄢˊ ㄉㄨˋ ㄋㄥˊ zat6 jin4 dou3 nang4 (idiom) to envy the virtuous and talented
- 求贤若渴 求賢若渴 qiú xián ruò kě ㄑㄧㄡˊ ㄒㄧㄢˊ ㄖㄨㄛˋ ㄎㄜˇ kau4 jin4 joek6 hot3 (idiom) to eagerly seek talented people
- 任人唯贤 任人唯賢 rèn rén wéi xián ㄖㄣˋ ㄖㄣˊ ㄨㄟˊ ㄒㄧㄢˊ jam6 jan4 wai4 jin4 to appoint people according to their merits (idiom); appointment on the basis of ability and integrity
- 任贤使能 任賢使能 rèn xián shǐ néng ㄖㄣˋ ㄒㄧㄢˊ ㄕˇ ㄋㄥˊ jam6 jin4 si2 nang4 to appoint the virtuous and use the able (idiom); appointment on the basis of ability and integrity
- 圣经贤传 聖經賢傳 shèng jīng xián zhuàn ㄕㄥˋ ㄐㄧㄥ ㄒㄧㄢˊ ㄓㄨㄢˋ sing3 ging1 jin4 zyun6 lit. holy scripture and biography of sage (idiom); refers to Confucian canonical texts
- 推贤让能 推賢讓能 tuī xián ràng néng ㄊㄨㄟ ㄒㄧㄢˊ ㄖㄤˋ ㄋㄥˊ teoi1 jin4 joeng6 nang4 to cede to the virtuous and yield to the talented (idiom)
Example sentences
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历 览 覽 前贤 前賢 国 國 与 與 家 ， 成 由 勤俭 勤儉 破 由 奢 。
Looking back at the former wise rulers and nations, their success was achieved through diligence and frugality, while their downfall was caused by extravagance and luxury.
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