Character 前 (qián)
Character 前
前
English translation 前
- (v./adj./n.) move forward, go ahead; former, preceding, pre-, before, past, ago, top; front, future
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Sentences with 前
我八点前在家。
I will be at home before eight o'clock.
我爸爸目前在上海工作。
My father is currently working in Shanghai.
睡觉以前不要玩手机。
Don't play with your mobile phone before going to sleep.
一年前，我第一次来到中国，当时我一句汉语也不会说。
A year ago, when I first came to China, I couldn't even speak a word of Mandarin.
今天学的跳舞动作有点儿难，我恐怕做得不太标准，在比赛前我还想多练习练习。
The dance moves I learned today are a bit difficult. I'm afraid I didn't do them very well. I want to practice more before the competition.
回家的快乐和被亲情包围的幸福感染了我，我也恨不得马上飞到父母跟前，与他们团圆。
The happiness of going home and being surrounded by family infected me, and I couldn't wait to fly to my parents immediately to reunite with them.
在吃药之前，应该好好读一下盒子里的说明。
You should read the instructions in the box carefully before taking the medicine.
猴子们似乎只弄懂了主人前面说的一个“三”，觉得自己吃了亏。
Monkeys seem to have only understood a "three" mentioned by their masters and feel that they have suffered losses.
从前，大概在距今两千五百多年前的春秋时期，有一个人叫子路，他是孔子最年长的学生。
Once upon a time, in the Spring and Autumn Period about 2,500 years ago, there was a man named Zilu, who was the oldest student of Confucius.
下次上课前，请大家先预习一下。
Before the next class, please preview it first.
济南的泉水，历史悠久，最早的文字记载可以推到3000多年前。
The spring water in Jinan has a long history, and the earliest written records can be pushed back to more than 3,000 years ago.
你看，这是五年前他给我写的信，我还留着信封呢。
You see, this is a letter he wrote to me five years ago. I still have the envelope.
做事要冷静，开始前仔细地整理一下工作的重点，然后再开始做。
Do things calmly, carefully sort out the key points of the work before starting, and then start doing it.
奶奶说，现在的生活比以前的生活好多了。
Grandma said that life is much better now than before.
跟我以前的邻居比
compared to my previous neighbours
图书馆在餐厅的前边。
The library is in front of the dining room.
这个手机是我三天前刚买的。
I just bought this mobile phone three days ago.
预习是个好习惯，它能帮助我们提前了解要学习的内容。
Preparing for a lesson is a good habit. It can help us find out what to learn in advance.
前面有点儿堵车。
There is a traffic jam ahead.
以前有一个中国老师，他教过我一点儿功夫，我表演给你看看。
I used to have a Chinese teacher who taught me a little kung fu. I'll show you.
前边都是新教室。
The front are all new classrooms.
你一年以前开始学习汉语了吗？
Did you start studying Mandarin a year beforehand?
你好，这里是前台。
Hello, this is the front desk.
九月中旬的一天早晨，詹森照常提前出门赶在早高峰之前去交通部。
One morning in mid-September, Zhan Sen went out early as usual to go to the Ministry of Transportation before the morning rush hour.
你一年以前在哪儿？
Where were you a year ago?
公元前260年，赵括带兵出战。
In 260 BC, Zhao Kuo led troops to battle.
这个任务时间比较紧张，年底前就要完成。
This timeline of this task is relatively tight and will need to be completed before the end of the year.
七郎上前询问。
Qilang came forward to ask.
前面有红绿灯，是绿灯，我们可以走。
There are traffic lights ahead. It's a green light. We can go.
请在前边停车，我要下车。
Please stop ahead. I want to get off.
有时候上班前打扮一下，也是一种礼貌。
Sometimes to dress up before a little before you go to work is a kind of courtesy
爷爷以前是一位船长。
Grandpa used to be a captain.