前边

Character by character

• 前qián9 strokesHSK 1in front, forward; preceding
• 边biān6 strokesHSK 1 traditional 邊edge, margin, side, border

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Words with the same characters

These words share at least one character with 前边. Reading them together is how the character starts to stick — the same characters in a different context.

• 前qiánHSK 1

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

• 之前zhī qiánHSK 4

  before; prior to; ago; previously; beforehand

• 以前yǐ qiánHSK 2

  before; formerly; previous; ago

• 目前mù qiánHSK 3

  at the present time; currently

• 边biānHSK 2

  side; edge; margin; border; boundary; simultaneously

• 面前miàn qiánHSK 2

  in front of; facing; (in the) presence (of)

• 身边shēn biānHSK 2

  at one's side; on hand

• 一边yī biānHSK 1

  one side; either side; on the one hand; on the other hand; doing while

• 前面qián miànHSK 3

  ahead; in front; preceding; above; also pr. [qián mian]

• 旁边páng biānHSK 1

  side; adjacent place

• 提前tí qiánHSK 3

  to shift to an earlier date; to do sth ahead of time; in advance

• 那边nà bianHSK 1

  over there; yonder

• 前往qián wǎngHSK 3

  to leave for; to proceed towards; to go to

• 眼前yǎn qiánHSK 3

  before one's eyes; now; at present

• 前进qián jìnHSK 3

  to go forward; to forge ahead; to advance; onward

• 这边zhè biānHSK 1

  this side; here

• 右边yòu bianHSK 1

  right side; right, to the right

• 向前xiàng qiánHSK 5

  forward; onward

• 前来qián láiHSK 6

  to come (formal); before; previously

• 左边zuǒ bianHSK 1

  left; the left side; to the left of

• 边缘biān yuánHSK 6

  edge; fringe; verge; brink; periphery; marginal; borderline

• 前提qián tíHSK 5

  premise; precondition; prerequisite

• 前途qián túHSK 4

  prospects; future outlook; journey

• 当前dāng qiánHSK 5

  the present time; to be faced with