前身 qián shēn ㄑㄧㄢˊ ㄕㄣ cin4 san1
- forerunner
- predecessor
- precursor
- previous incarnation (Buddhism)
- jacket front
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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
身
- 一身 yī shēn ㄧ ㄕㄣ jat1 san1 whole body
- 人身 rén shēn ㄖㄣˊ ㄕㄣ jan4 san1 person
- 健身 jiàn shēn ㄐㄧㄢˋ ㄕㄣ gin6 san1 to exercise
- 全身 quán shēn ㄑㄩㄢˊ ㄕㄣ cyun4 san1 the whole body
- 出身 chū shēn ㄔㄨ ㄕㄣ ceot1 san1 to be born of
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- 切身 qiè shēn ㄑㄧㄝˋ ㄕㄣ cit3 san1 direct
- 动身 動身 dòng shēn ㄉㄨㄥˋ ㄕㄣ dung6 san1 to go on a journey
- 化身 huà shēn ㄏㄨㄚˋ ㄕㄣ faa3 san1 incarnation
- 单身 單身 dān shēn ㄉㄢ ㄕㄣ daan1 san1 unmarried; single
- 投身 tóu shēn ㄊㄡˊ ㄕㄣ tau4 san1 to throw oneself into sth
- 替身 tì shēn ㄊㄧˋ ㄕㄣ tai3 san1 stand-in
- 本身 běn shēn ㄅㄣˇ ㄕㄣ bun2 san1 itself
- 浑身 渾身 hún shēn ㄏㄨㄣˊ ㄕㄣ wan4 san1 all over
- 独身 獨身 dú shēn ㄉㄨˊ ㄕㄣ duk6 san1 unmarried; single
- 献身 獻身 xiàn shēn ㄒㄧㄢˋ ㄕㄣ hin3 san1 to commit one's energy to
- 终身 終身 zhōng shēn ㄓㄨㄥ ㄕㄣ zung1 san1 lifelong
- 翻身 fān shēn ㄈㄢ ㄕㄣ faan1 san1 to turn over (when lying)
- 脱身 脫身 tuō shēn ㄊㄨㄛ ㄕㄣ tyut3 san1 to get away
- 自身 zì shēn ㄗˋ ㄕㄣ zi6 san1 itself
- 藏身 cáng shēn ㄘㄤˊ ㄕㄣ cong4 san1 to hide
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)
- 安身立命 ān shēn lì mìng ㄢ ㄕㄣ ㄌㄧˋ ㄇㄧㄥˋ on1 san1 laap6 ming6 (idiom) to settle down and pursue one's path in life
- 大显身手 大顯身手 dà xiǎn shēn shǒu ㄉㄚˋ ㄒㄧㄢˇ ㄕㄣ ㄕㄡˇ daai6 hin2 san1 sau2 (idiom) fully displaying one's capabilities
- 独善其身 獨善其身 dú shàn qí shēn ㄉㄨˊ ㄕㄢˋ ㄑㄧˊ ㄕㄣ duk6 sin6 kei4 san1 (idiom) (originally, in Mencius) to cultivate one's moral character in solitude; (modern sense) to look after only one's own interests
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- 奋不顾身 奮不顧身 fèn bù gù shēn ㄈㄣˋ ㄅㄨˋ ㄍㄨˋ ㄕㄣ fan5 bat1 gu3 san1 to dash on bravely with no thought of personal safety (idiom); undaunted by dangers
- 分身乏术 分身乏術 fēn shēn fá shù ㄈㄣ ㄕㄣ ㄈㄚˊ ㄕㄨˋ fan1 san1 fat6 seot6 to be up to one's ears in work (idiom)
- 粉身碎骨 fěn shēn suì gǔ ㄈㄣˇ ㄕㄣ ㄙㄨㄟˋ ㄍㄨˇ fan2 san1 seoi3 gwat1 lit. torn body and crushed bones (idiom)
- 孤身只影 孤身隻影 gū shēn zhī yǐng ㄍㄨ ㄕㄣ ㄓ ㄧㄥˇ gu1 san1 zek3 jing2 lit. a lonely body with only a shadow for company
- 黄袍加身 黃袍加身 huáng páo jiā shēn ㄏㄨㄤˊ ㄆㄠˊ ㄐㄧㄚ ㄕㄣ wong4 pou4 gaa1 san1 lit. to take the yellow gown (idiom)
- 洁身自好 潔身自好 jié shēn zì hào ㄐㄧㄝˊ ㄕㄣ ㄗˋ ㄏㄠˋ git3 san1 zi6 hou2 clean-living and honest (idiom); to avoid immorality
- 净心修身 凈心修身 jìng xīn xiū shēn ㄐㄧㄥˋ ㄒㄧㄣ ㄒㄧㄡ ㄕㄣ zing6 sam1 sau1 san1 to have an untroubled heart and behave morally (idiom)
Example sentences
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软盘 軟盤 是 硬盘 硬盤 的 前身 。
Floppy disks are the predecessor of hard disks.
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