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前 (cin4) — previous; former; preceding; past; of earlier times in Cantonese

cinˎ₄前
Mandarin Pinyin: qian2

Meaning of 前

nounprevious; former; preceding; past; of earlier times
nounfront; in front; forward; before
nounfuture
nounadvance; proceed; progress; precede

Example Sentences with 前

王先生要經廣州前往桂林。
Mr Wong wants to go to Guilin via Guangzhou.
月尾之前所有借讀嘅書籍必須歸還圖書館。
All books are to be returned to the library before the end of the month.
咪郁啦!!你喺到郁嚟郁去我睇唔到前面呀。
Don't move!! I can't see the front when you keep moving.
聖誕之前剩番廿三日買嘢咋
There are only 23 shopping days left until Christmas.
聖誕節之前只剩下二十三天買禮物了！
There are only 23 shopping days left until Christmas.
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Words Containing 前

前兆cin4 siu6
sign of whats to come; a foreshadow
前路cin4 lou6
the path ahead; the future
前世唔修cin4 sai3 m4 sau1
did not performed good deeds in previous life
四年前sei3 nin4 cin4
four years previously
聖誕節前夕sing3 daan3 zit3 cin4 zik6
Christmas eve
前方cin4 fong1
ahead; in front; the front
前世cin4 sai3
pre-existance
此時以前ci2 si4 ji5 cin4
heretofore
前言不對後語cin4 jin4 bat1 deoi3 hau6 jyu5
talk incoherently; utter disconnected phrases
前功盡廢cin4 gung1 zeon6 fai3
have all that has been achieved spoiled; all efforts gone to waste | also 前功盡棄 in Mandarin
前年cin4 nin2/4
year before last
前科cin4 fo1
criminal record; previous convictions

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