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眼前

yǎn qiánㄧㄢˇ ㄑㄧㄢˊ

Sino-Vietnamese: NHÃN TIỀN

Traditional: 眼前

HSK 3.0 · 4

Meaning(place word, time word)

before one's eyes; now; at present

Examples

  • 一座大山出现在我们眼前。

    yí zuò dà shān chū xiàn zài wǒ men yǎn qián.

    A big mountain appeared before our eyes.

  • 眼前最重要的是找工作。

    yǎn qián zuì zhòng yào de shì zhǎo gōng zuò.

    Right now the most important thing is to find a job.

  • 不要只看眼前的利益。

    bú yào zhī kàn yǎn qián de lì yì.

    Don't just look at short-term gains.

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Stroke order

NHÃN · 11 strokes

eye; small hole; crux (of a matter); classifier for big hollow things (wells, stoves, pots etc)

TIỀN · 9 strokes

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