先前
xiān qiánㄒㄧㄢ ㄑㄧㄢˊ
Traditional: 先前
HSK 6HSK 3.0 · 6
Meaning(time word)
before; previously
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Stroke order
TIÊN · 6 strokes
early; prior; former; in advance; first
TIỀN · 9 strokes
front; forward; ahead; first; top (followed by a number); future; ago; before; BC (e.g. 前293年); former; formerly
Related words
- 先生 xiān sheng — teacher; gentleman; sir; mister (Mr.); husband; (dialect) doctor
- 先 xiān — early; prior; former; in advance; first
- 首先 shǒu xiān — first (of all); in the first place
- 事先 shì xiān — in advance; before the event; beforehand; prior
- 祖先 zǔ xiān — ancestors; forebears; (biology) ancestral species; ancient species from which present-day species evolved
- 领先 lǐng xiān — to lead; to be in front
- 先进 xiān jìn — advanced (technology); to advance
- 优先 yōu xiān — to have priority; to take precedence