眼前
yǎn qián
Pinyin

Definition

眼前
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yǎn qián
  1. before one's eyes
  2. now
  3. at present

Character Decomposition

Related Words (20)

之前
zhī qián
  1. 1 before
  2. 2 prior to
  3. 3 ago
  4. 4 previously
  5. 5 beforehand
以前
yǐ qián
  1. 1 before
  2. 2 formerly
  3. 3 previous
  4. 4 ago
前
qián
  1. 1 front
  2. 2 forward
  3. 3 ahead
  4. 4 first
  5. 5 top (followed by a number)
  6. 6 future
  7. 7 ago
  8. 8 before
  9. 9 BC (e.g. 前293年)
  10. 10 former
  11. 11 formerly
提前
tí qián
  1. 1 to shift to an earlier date
  2. 2 to do sth ahead of time
  3. 3 in advance
目前
mù qián
  1. 1 at the present time
  2. 2 currently
眼
yǎn
  1. 1 eye
  2. 2 small hole
  3. 3 crux (of a matter)
  4. 4 CL:隻|只[zhī],雙|双[shuāng]
  5. 5 classifier for big hollow things (wells, stoves, pots etc)
眼泪
yǎn lèi
  1. 1 tears
  2. 2 crying
  3. 3 CL:滴[dī]
眼睛
yǎn jing
  1. 1 eye
  2. 2 CL:隻|只[zhī],雙|双[shuāng]
面前
miàn qián
  1. 1 in front of
  2. 2 facing
  3. 3 (in the) presence (of)
一眼
yī yǎn
  1. 1 a glance
  2. 2 a quick look
  3. 3 a glimpse
上前
shàng qián
  1. 1 to advance
  2. 2 to step forward
傻眼
shǎ yǎn
  1. 1 stunned
  2. 2 struck dumb
  3. 3 flabbergasted
先前
xiān qián
  1. 1 before
  2. 2 previously
冷眼
lěng yǎn
  1. 1 cool eye
  2. 2 fig. detached
  3. 3 (treating) with indifference
刺眼
cì yǎn
  1. 1 to dazzle
  2. 2 to offend the eyes
  3. 3 dazzling
  4. 4 harsh (light)
  5. 5 crude (colors)
  6. 6 unsightly
前世
qián shì
  1. 1 previous generations
  2. 2 previous incarnation (Buddhism)
前任
qián rèn
  1. 1 predecessor
  2. 2 ex-
  3. 3 former
  4. 4 ex (spouse etc)
前来
qián lái
  1. 1 to come (formal)
  2. 2 before
  3. 3 previously
前夕
qián xī
  1. 1 eve
  2. 2 the day before
前夜
qián yè
  1. 1 the eve
  2. 2 the night before

Idioms (20)

一往无前
yī wǎng wú qián
  1. 1 to advance courageously (idiom)
  2. 2 to press forward
一把眼泪一把鼻涕
yī bǎ yǎn lèi yī bǎ bí tì
  1. 1 with one's face covered in tears (idiom)
一板一眼
yī bǎn yī yǎn
  1. 1 lit. one strong beat and one weak beats in a measure of music (two beats in the bar) (idiom); fig. follow a prescribed pattern to the letter
  2. 2 scrupulous attention to detail
一板三眼
yī bǎn sān yǎn
  1. 1 lit. one strong beat and three weak beats in a measure of music (four beats in the bar) (idiom); fig. scrupulous attention to detail
一眼看穿
yī yǎn kàn chuān
  1. 1 to see through something at first glance (idiom)
一饱眼福
yī bǎo yǎn fú
  1. 1 to feast one's eyes on (idiom)
不听老人言，吃亏在眼前
bù tīng lǎo rén yán , chī kuī zài yǎn qián
  1. 1 (idiom) ignore your elders at your peril
不顾前后
bù gù qián hòu
  1. 1 regardless of what's before or after (idiom); rushing blindly into sth
五百年前是一家
wǔ bǎi nián qián shì yī jiā
  1. 1 five hundred years ago we were the same family (idiom) (said of persons with the same surname)
仇人相见，分外眼红
chóu rén xiāng jiàn , fèn wài yǎn hóng
  1. 1 when the enemies come face to face, their eyes blaze with hatred (idiom)
以眼还眼
yǐ yǎn huán yǎn
  1. 1 an eye for an eye (idiom); fig. to use the enemy's methods against him
  2. 2 to give sb a taste of his own medicine
以眼还眼，以牙还牙
yǐ yǎn huán yǎn , yǐ yá huán yá
  1. 1 an eye for an eye, a tooth for a tooth (idiom)
  2. 2 fig. to use the enemy's methods against him
  3. 3 to give sb a taste of his own medicine
停滞不前
tíng zhì bù qián
  1. 1 stuck and not moving forward (idiom); stagnant
  2. 2 in a rut
  3. 3 at a standstill
光前裕后
guāng qián yù hòu
  1. 1 to bring honor to one's ancestors and benefit future generations (idiom)
前不着村，后不着店
qián bù zháo cūn , hòu bù zháo diàn
  1. 1 lit. no village ahead and no inn behind (idiom)
  2. 2 fig. to be stranded in the middle of nowhere
  3. 3 to be in a predicament
前不见古人，后不见来者
qián bù jiàn gǔ rén , hòu bù jiàn lái zhě
  1. 1 unique
  2. 2 unprecedented (idiom)
前世姻缘
qián shì yīn yuán
  1. 1 a marriage predestined in a former life (idiom)
前事不忘，后事之师
qián shì bù wàng , hòu shì zhī shī
  1. 1 don't forget past events, they can guide you in future (idiom); benefit from past experience
前人栽树，后人乘凉
qián rén zāi shù , hòu rén chéng liáng
  1. 1 to enjoy the benefits of the hard work of one's predecessors. (idiom)
前仆后继
qián pū hòu jì
  1. 1 one falls, the next follows (idiom); stepping into the breach to replace fallen comrades
  2. 2 advancing wave upon wave

Sample Sentences

为了要换免费的东西，所以给了个人资料。螳螂捕蝉，黄雀在后。你不能只想着眼前的利益。
wèile yào huàn miǎnfèi de dōngxi ，suǒyǐ gěi le gèrén zīliào 。tánglángbǔchán,huángquèzàihòu 。nǐ bùnéng zhǐ xiǎng zhe yǎnqián de lìyì 。
In order to get free samples, you gave out your personal information. You can't see the forest for the trees. Don't only consider the immediate profits.
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自助收银台就像一个投影仪，当托盘放在扫描仪下方，眼前的屏幕就出现了商品的照片，点击“开始扫描”，托盘里的商品立刻被标出了“葡式蛋挞老婆饼”等名字。
zìzhù shōuyíntái jiù xiàng yīgē tóuyǐngyí ，dāng tuōpán fàng zài sǎomiáoyí xiàfāng ，yǎnqián de píngmù jiù chūxiàn le shāngpǐn de zhàopiàn ，diǎnjī “kāishǐ sǎomiáo ”，tuōpán lǐ de shāngpǐn lìkè bèi biāochū le “pǔshì dàntǎ lǎopóbǐng ”děng míngzi 。
The self service checkout counter was like a projector, when the tray was put under the scanner, the screen on the checkout showed pictures of pastries, and when you click begin scan, photos of the pastries on the tray “Portuguese egg tart”, “old wife’s cake” etc appeared on the screen
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眼前这片帐篷营区，被一条主干道分成两部分，一边是驻训官兵野战营房，一边是受阅装备车场
yǎnqián zhè piān zhàngpeng yíngqū ，bèi yī tiáo zhǔ gàndào fēnchéng liǎng bùfen ，yībiān shì zhùxùn guānbīng yězhàn yíngfáng ，yībiān shì shòuyuè zhuāngbèi chē chǎng
The military campground you see before you is divided in two parts by a main thoroughfare. One one side is the battlefield barracks of training officers and soldiers, on the other is the inspection ground for the armoured vehicles.
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哈哈，你家那位那德行你最清楚，嘴上都不会给人占便宜的，还能给我好处？我这不是担心你嘛，好汉不吃眼前亏。
hāhā ，nǐjiānà wèi nà déxing nǐ zuì qīngchǔ ，zuǐshàng dōu bù huì gěi rén zhàn piányi de ，hái néng gěi wǒ hǎochu ？wǒ zhè bùshì dānxīn nǐ ma ，hǎohàn bù chī yǎnqián kuī 。
Ha ha, you know the best what your fella is like. He doesn't let anyone get the better of him in an argument, so what benefit would I get from him. Sure, I'm just worried about you, you know? A man has to pick his battles.
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我倒不觉得风很大，你这矮个子怎么反而站不稳呢？不过跟刚刚岸边的树比起来，好好欣赏眼前这一望无际的黄河比较实际吧？
wǒ dào bù juéde fēng hěndà ，nǐ zhè ǎi gèzi zěnme fǎnér zhàn bù wěn ne ？bùguò gēn gānggāng àn biān de shù bǐqǐlai ，hǎohāo xīnshǎng yǎnqián zhè yīwàngwújì de Huánghé bǐjiào shíjì ba ？
I don't really feel like the wind is so strong, how does someone of such a short stature like you find it hard to stand? But compared to the trees on the bank just now, it would be more practical for you to enjoy the endless span of the Yellow River before you, no?
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就在我眼前。
jiù zài wǒ yǎnqián 。
In front of my eyes
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眼前的黑不是黑。
yǎnqián de hēi bùshì hēi 。
The blackness before my eyes isn’t black
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是不是上帝在我眼前遮住了帘，
shìbushì shàngdì zài wǒ yǎnqián zhē zhù le lián ，
Did god cover my eyes with curtains
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让我看见这世界就在我眼前。
ràng wǒ kànjiàn zhè shìjiè jiù zài wǒ yǎnqián 。
You let me see the world in front of my eyes
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只看眼前的话，当然会觉得这是个很冷血的条件，希腊政府大概也不愿意接受，所以才叫人民公投吧。
zhī kàn yǎnqián dehuà ，dāngrán huì juéde zhè shì gè hěn lěngxiě de tiáojiàn ，xīlà zhèngfǔ dàgài yě bù yuànyì jiēshòu ，suǒyǐ cái jiào rénmín gōngtóu ba 。
If you just look at the here and now of it, of course they look like very cold-blooded conditions. The Greek government was probably unwilling to accept too, so that's why they called for a public referendum.
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