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前来

qián láiㄑㄧㄢˊ ㄌㄞˊ

Sino-Vietnamese: TIỀN LAI

Traditional: 前來

HSK 3.0 · 5

Meaning(verb)

to come (formal); before; previously

Formal; often followed by a purpose verb (前来参观/参加).

Examples

  • 欢迎各位前来参观。

    huān yíng gè wèi qián lái cān guān.

    Welcome, everyone, to our visit.

  • 很多人前来参加开业仪式。

    hěn duō rén qián lái cān jiā kāi yè yí shì.

    Many people came to the opening ceremony.

  • 感谢您专程前来看我。

    gǎn xiè nín zhuān chéng qián lái kàn wǒ.

    Thank you for coming all this way to see me.

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Stroke order

TIỀN · 9 strokes

front; forward; ahead; first; top (followed by a number); future; ago; before; BC (e.g. 前293年); former; formerly

LAI · 7 strokes

to come; (used as a substitute for a more specific verb); hither (directional complement for motion toward the speaker, as in 回来); ever since (as in 自古以来); for the past (amount of time); (pre

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