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前边
qiánbian
Main
English Definitionfront; the front side; in front of
Simplified Script前边
Traditional Script前邊
Pinyinqiánbian
Effective Pinyin
(After Tone Sandhi)
Same
Zhuyin (Bopomofo)ㄑㄧㄢˊ ㄅㄧㄢ˙
Cantonese (Jyutping)cin4bin1
Part of Speech(名) noun
Proficiency Test LevelHSK.v3=1
Word Decomposition
qiánfront; forward; ahead; first; top (followed by a number); future; ago; before; BC (e.g. 前293年); former; formerly
biansuffix of a noun of locality

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Words With Same Head Word    
前天qiántiānthe day before yesterday
前年qiánniánthe year before last
前往qiánwǎngto leave for; to proceed towards; to go
前进qiánjìnto go forward; to forge ahead; to advance; onward
前途qiántúprospects; future outlook; journey
Words With Same Tail Word    
右边yòubianright side; right, to the right
那边nàbianover there; yonder
左边zuǒbianleft; the left side; to the left of
两边liǎngbianeither side; both sides
里边lǐbianinside
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