Chinese Character Dictionary

前向拥塞通知

qián xiàng yōng sāi tōng zhī

Forward Explicit Congestion Notification

前咽

qián yān

prepharynx (biology)

前哨

qián shào

outpost

前因

qián yīn

antecedents

前因后果

qián yīn hòu guŏ

cause and effects (idiom); entire process of development

前尘

qián chén

the past

前夕

qián xī

eve

前夜

qián yè

the eve

前大灯

qián dà dēng

headlight

前天

qián tiān

the day before yesterday

前夫

qián fū

former husband

前奏

qián zòu

prelude

前奏曲

qián zòu qŭ

prelude (music)

前妻

qián qī

ex-wife

前嫌

qián xián

former hatred

前寒武纪

qián hán wŭ jì

pre-Cambrian, geological period before c. 40m years ago

前导

qián dăo

to precede

前年

qián nián

the year before last

前几天

qián jĭ tiān

a few days before

前庭

qián tíng

front courtyard

前庭窗

qián tíng chuāng

fenestra vestibuli (of inner ear)

前廊

qián láng

front porch

前厅

qián tīng

anteroom

前往

qián wăng

to leave for

前后

qián hòu

around

前后文

qián hòu wén

context

前怕狼后怕虎

qián pà láng hòu pà hŭ

lit. to fear the wolf in front and the tiger behind (idiom); fig. needless fears

前情

qián qíng

former love

前戏

qián xì

foreplay

前房角

qián fáng jiăo

anterior chamber (the front chamber of the eye)

前所未有

qián suŏ wèi yŏu

unprecedented

前所未有的

qián suŏ wèi yŏu de

unprecedented

前所未闻

qián suŏ wèi wén

unheard-of

前所未见

qián suŏ wèi jiàn

unprecedented

前掠翼

qián lu:è yì

swept-forward wing (on jet fighter)

前提

qián tí

premise

前提条件

qián tí tiáo jiàn

pre-conditions

前揭

qián jiē

(the item) named above

前摆

qián băi

last time

前敌

qián dí

front line (military)

前方

qián fāng

ahead

前日

qián rì

day before yesterday

前景

qián jĭng

foreground

前景可期

qián jĭng kĕ qī

to have a promising future

前朝

qián cháo

the previous dynasty

前期

qián qī

preceding period

前桅

qián wéi

foremast

前桥

Qián qiáo

Maebashi (surname or place name)

前此

qián cĭ

before today

前段

qián duàn

first part

前沿

qián yán

front-line

前凉

Qián Liáng

Former Liang of the Sixteen Kingdoms (314-376)

前汉

Qián Hàn

Former Han Dynasty (206 BC-8 AD), also called 西漢|西汉[Xī Hàn], Western Han Dynasty

前汉书

Qián Hàn shū

History of the Former Han Dynasty, second of the 24 dynastic histories 二十四史[Er4 shí sì Shĭ], composed by Ban Gu 班固[Bān Gù] in 82 during Eastern Han (later Han), 100 scrolls

前无古人后无来者

qián wú gŭ rén hòu wú lái zhĕ

to surpass all others of its kind before and since

前灯

qián dēng

headlight

前燕

Qián Yān

Former Yan of the Sixteen Kingdoms (337-370)

前生

qián shēng

pre-existence

前生冤孽

qián shēng yuān niè

predestined relationship

前生召唤

qián shēng zhào huàn

foreordination