超前 chāo qián ㄔㄠ ㄑㄧㄢˊ ciu1 cin4 HSK 7-9
- to be ahead of one's time
- to surpass or outdo one's predecessors
- to be ahead of the pack
- to take the lead
- advanced
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超
- 入超 rù chāo ㄖㄨˋ ㄔㄠ jap6 ciu1 trade deficit
- 出超 chū chāo ㄔㄨ ㄔㄠ ceot1 ciu1 trade surplus
- 超人 chāo rén ㄔㄠ ㄖㄣˊ ciu1 jan4 superhuman
- 超出 chāo chū ㄔㄠ ㄔㄨ ciu1 ceot1 to exceed
- 超市 chāo shì ㄔㄠ ㄕˋ ciu1 si5 supermarket (abbr. for 超级市场)
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- 超标 超標 chāo biāo ㄔㄠ ㄅㄧㄠ ciu1 biu1 to cross the limit
- 超级 超級 chāo jí ㄔㄠ ㄐㄧˊ ciu1 kap1 super-
- 超脱 超脫 chāo tuō ㄔㄠ ㄊㄨㄛ ciu1 tyut3 to stand aloof
- 超越 chāo yuè ㄔㄠ ㄩㄝˋ ciu1 jyut6 to surpass; to exceed; to transcend
- 超车 超車 chāo chē ㄔㄠ ㄔㄜ ciu1 ce1 to overtake (another car)
- 超速 chāo sù ㄔㄠ ㄙㄨˋ ciu1 cuk1 to exceed the speed limit
- 超过 超過 chāo guò ㄔㄠ ㄍㄨㄛˋ ciu1 gwo3 to surpass
- 超重 chāo zhòng ㄔㄠ ㄓㄨㄥˋ ciu1 cung5 overweight (baggage, freight)
- 高超 gāo chāo ㄍㄠ ㄔㄠ gou1 ciu1 excellent
- 超级市场 超級市場 chāo jí shì chǎng ㄔㄠ ㄐㄧˊ ㄕˋ ㄔㄤˇ ciu1 kap1 si5 coeng4 supermarket
- B超 B chāo B ㄔㄠ ciu1 B-mode ultrasonography
- 中超 Zhōng chāo ㄓㄨㄥ ㄔㄠ zung1 ciu1 Chinese Super League (soccer)
- 中超 zhōng chāo ㄓㄨㄥ ㄔㄠ zung1 ciu1 Chinese supermarket
- 反超 fǎn chāo ㄈㄢˇ ㄔㄠ faan2 ciu1 to reverse (the score)
- 商超 shāng chāo ㄕㄤ ㄔㄠ soeng1 ciu1 superstore – a hybrid retail format combining department store 商场 (branded goods) and supermarket 超市 (self-service groceries)
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
- 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)