眼前 yǎn qián ㄧㄢˇ ㄑㄧㄢˊ ngaan5 cin4 HSK 3
- before one's eyes
- now
- at present
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眼
- 一眼 yī yǎn ㄧ ㄧㄢˇ jat1 ngaan5 a glance
- 字眼 zì yǎn ㄗˋ ㄧㄢˇ zi6 ngaan5 wording
- 抢眼 搶眼 qiǎng yǎn ㄑㄧㄤˇ ㄧㄢˇ coeng2 ngaan5 eye-catching
- 眨眼 zhǎ yǎn ㄓㄚˇ ㄧㄢˇ zaam2 ngaan5 to blink
- 眼下 yǎn xià ㄧㄢˇ ㄒㄧㄚˋ ngaan5 haa6 now; at present
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- 眼光 yǎn guāng ㄧㄢˇ ㄍㄨㄤ ngaan5 gwong1 gaze
- 眼泪 眼淚 yǎn lèi ㄧㄢˇ ㄌㄟˋ ngaan5 leoi6 tear; teardrop
- 眼界 yǎn jiè ㄧㄢˇ ㄐㄧㄝˋ ngaan5 gaai3 (lit. and fig.) field of vision; scope; horizon
- 眼看 yǎn kàn ㄧㄢˇ ㄎㄢˋ ngaan5 hon3 soon
- 眼睛 yǎn jing ㄧㄢˇ ˙ㄐㄧㄥ ngaan5 zing1 eye
- 眼神 yǎn shén ㄧㄢˇ ㄕㄣˊ ngaan5 san4 expression or emotion showing in one's eyes
- 眼红 眼紅 yǎn hóng ㄧㄢˇ ㄏㄨㄥˊ ngaan5 hung4 to covet
- 眼色 yǎn sè ㄧㄢˇ ㄙㄜˋ ngaan5 sik1 signal made with one's eyes
- 眼镜 眼鏡 yǎn jìng ㄧㄢˇ ㄐㄧㄥˋ ngaan5 geng2 spectacles
- 红眼 紅眼 hóng yǎn ㄏㄨㄥˊ ㄧㄢˇ hung4 ngaan5 to become infuriated
- 耀眼 yào yǎn ㄧㄠˋ ㄧㄢˇ jiu6 ngaan5 to dazzle
- 着眼 著眼 zhuó yǎn ㄓㄨㄛˊ ㄧㄢˇ zoek6 ngaan5 to have one's eyes on (a goal)
- 亲眼 親眼 qīn yǎn ㄑㄧㄣ ㄧㄢˇ can1 ngaan5 with one's own eyes
- 转眼 轉眼 zhuǎn yǎn ㄓㄨㄢˇ ㄧㄢˇ zyun2 ngaan5 in a flash
- 显眼 顯眼 xiǎn yǎn ㄒㄧㄢˇ ㄧㄢˇ hin2 ngaan5 conspicuous
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
Idioms with these characters
- 白眉赤眼 bái méi chì yǎn ㄅㄞˊ ㄇㄟˊ ㄔˋ ㄧㄢˇ baak6 mei4 cek3 ngaan5 for no reason (idiom)
- 鼻青眼肿 鼻青眼腫 bí qīng yǎn zhǒng ㄅㄧˊ ㄑㄧㄥ ㄧㄢˇ ㄓㄨㄥˇ bei6 ceng1 ngaan5 zung2 a black eye (idiom); serious injury to the face
- 擦亮眼睛 cā liàng yǎn jīng ㄘㄚ ㄌㄧㄤˋ ㄧㄢˇ ㄐㄧㄥ caat3 loeng6 ngaan5 zing1 to keep one's eyes open (idiom)
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- 大开眼界 大開眼界 dà kāi yǎn jiè ㄉㄚˋ ㄎㄞ ㄧㄢˇ ㄐㄧㄝˋ daai6 hoi1 ngaan5 gaai3 (idiom) to broaden one's horizons greatly
- 打马虎眼 打馬虎眼 dǎ mǎ hu yǎn ㄉㄚˇ ㄇㄚˇ ˙ㄏㄨ ㄧㄢˇ daa2 maa1 fu1 ngaan5 to play dumb
- 独具只眼 獨具隻眼 dú jù zhī yǎn ㄉㄨˊ ㄐㄩˋ ㄓ ㄧㄢˇ duk6 geoi6 zek3 ngaan5 to see what others fail to see (idiom)
- 过眼烟云 過眼煙雲 guò yǎn yān yún ㄍㄨㄛˋ ㄧㄢˇ ㄧㄢ ㄩㄣˊ gwo3 ngaan5 jin1 wan4 ephemeral (idiom)
- 过眼云烟 過眼雲煙 guò yǎn yún yān ㄍㄨㄛˋ ㄧㄢˇ ㄩㄣˊ ㄧㄢ gwo3 ngaan5 wan4 jin1 ephemeral (idiom)
- 合眼摸象 hé yǎn mō xiàng ㄏㄜˊ ㄧㄢˇ ㄇㄛ ㄒㄧㄤˋ hap6 ngaan5 mo2 zoeng6 to touch an elephant with closed eyes (idiom); to proceed blindly
- 见钱眼开 見錢眼開 jiàn qián yǎn kāi ㄐㄧㄢˋ ㄑㄧㄢˊ ㄧㄢˇ ㄎㄞ gin3 cin2 ngaan5 hoi1 to open one's eyes wide at the sight of profit (idiom); thinking of nothing but personal gain
- 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)
Example sentences
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元旦 就 在 眼前 。
New Year's Day is close at hand.
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我 屏气 屏氣 观看 觀看 眼前 光景 。
I watched what was unfolding in front of my eyes with bated breath.
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他们 他們 在 她 眼前 脱下 脫下 我 的 衣服 。
They took off my clothes in front of her eyes.
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我 不 敢 相信 眼前 发生 發生 的 这 這 一切 。
I cannot believe what's happening in front of my eyes.
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飞机 飛機 起飞 起飛 后 後 ， 很 快 就 消失 在 了 眼前 。
The plane took off and was soon out of sight.
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