前 · qián · front
Learn the Chinese character 前 with its source-linked HSK 1 status, pronunciation, one concise learning meaning, stroke order, real HSK words, and published learning contexts.
Writing guide
How to use the writing tool
- 1. WatchSee the stroke order for 前.
- 2. TraceFollow the guided strokes to build the movement.
- 3. WriteWrite from memory and receive feedback.
HSK vocabulary
Words with 前
Source-linked HSK vocabulary records that contain 前.
Linked HSK vocabulary
- 前qiánfront
- 前面qiánmiànahead
- 面前miànqiánin front of
- 前年qiánniánthe year before last
- 前天qiántiānthe day before yesterday
- 以前yǐqiánbefore
- 目前mùqiánat the present time
- 前方qiánfāngahead
- 前后qiánhòuaround
- 提前tíqiánto shift to an earlier date
- 眼前yǎnqiánbefore one's eyes
- 之前zhīqiánbefore
- 此前cǐqiánbefore this
- 从前cóngqiánpreviously
- 当前dāngqiánthe present time
- 前进qiánjìnto go forward
- 前来qiánláito come (formal)
- 前途qiántúprospects
- 前往qiánwǎngto leave for
- 跟前gēnqiánthe front (of)
- 前景qiánjǐngforeground
- 前期qiánqīpreceding period
- 前提qiántípremise
- 前者qiánzhěthe former (i.e. the one mentioned first)
- 日前rìqiánthe other day
- 先前xiānqiánbefore
- 超前chāoqiánto be ahead of one's time
- 空前kōngqiánunprecedented
- 前辈qiánbèisenior
- 前程qiánchéngfuture (career etc) prospects
- 前赴后继qiánfù-hòujìto advance dauntlessly in wave upon wave (idiom)
- 前任qiánrènpredecessor
- 前所未有qiánsuǒwèiyǒu(idiom) unprecedented
- 前台qiántáistage
- 前无古人qiánwúgǔrén(idiom) unprecedented
- 前夕qiánxīeve
- 前线qiánxiànfront line
- 前沿qiányán(military) forward position
- 生前shēngqián(of a deceased) during one's life
- 史无前例shǐwúqiánlì(idiom) unprecedented in history
- 思前想后sīqián-xiǎnghòuto consider past cause and future effect (idiom)
- 勇往直前yǒngwǎng-zhíqiánto advance bravely
Real usage
Example sentences with 前
Published HSK 1 course contexts only. Each sentence links back to the lesson that owns it.
No accepted HSK 1 course context containing 前 is indexed yet. This page does not generate example sentences.
Character questions
About 前
Short answers based on the sources identified on this page.
What does 前 mean in Chinese?
前 is listed here with the concise learning meaning: front.
How do you pronounce 前?
前 is shown as qián.
Is 前 an HSK 1 character?
Yes. 前 is HSK 1 recognition character #139.
Can I practise writing 前?
Yes. Use Watch, Trace, or Write above.
Learning details
- HSK 1 recognition
- HSK 1 handwriting practice
- 42 linked HSK words
- Audio available
Content transparency
Sources and editorial policy
- HSK placement: HSK 1 recognition character #139.
- Writing scope: HSK 1 handwriting practice.
- Meaning and pronunciation: CC-CEDICT and linked HSK vocabulary data, shown as supplemental learning metadata.
- Vocabulary: source-linked HSK vocabulary records, each linked to its published HSK vocabulary page.
- Example sentences: published course contexts only; this page does not generate new example sentences.
- Stroke-order practice: HanziWriter character data. This is a source-linked learning reference, not an official HSK publication.