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前程
qián chéng
Pinyin
Definition
前程
-
qián chéng
future (career etc) prospects
Character Decomposition
前
丷
一
月
刂
程
禾
口
王
Related Words
(20)
之前
zhī qián
1
before
2
prior to
3
ago
4
previously
5
beforehand
以前
yǐ qián
1
before
2
formerly
3
previous
4
ago
前
qián
1
front
2
forward
3
ahead
4
first
5
top (followed by a number)
6
future
7
ago
8
before
9
BC (e.g. 前293年)
10
former
11
formerly
提前
tí qián
1
to shift to an earlier date
2
to do sth ahead of time
3
in advance
目前
mù qián
1
at the present time
2
currently
过程
guò chéng
1
course of events
2
process
3
CL:個|个[gè]
上前
shàng qián
1
to advance
2
to step forward
全程
quán chéng
1
the whole distance
2
from beginning to end
前世
qián shì
1
previous generations
2
previous incarnation (Buddhism)
前任
qián rèn
1
predecessor
2
ex-
3
former
4
ex (spouse etc)
前来
qián lái
1
to come (formal)
2
before
3
previously
前夕
qián xī
1
eve
2
the day before
前夜
qián yè
1
the eve
2
the night before
前天
qián tiān
1
the day before yesterday
前奏
qián zòu
1
prelude
2
presage
前妻
qián qī
1
ex-wife
2
late wife
前年
qián nián
1
the year before last
前往
qián wǎng
1
to leave for
2
to proceed towards
3
to go
前后
qián hòu
1
around
2
from beginning to end
3
all around
4
front and rear
前所未有
qián suǒ wèi yǒu
1
unprecedented
Idioms
(20)
一往无前
yī wǎng wú qián
1
to advance courageously (idiom)
2
to press forward
不听老人言,吃亏在眼前
bù tīng lǎo rén yán , chī kuī zài yǎn qián
1
(idiom) ignore your elders at your peril
不顾前后
bù gù qián hòu
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
five hundred years ago we were the same family (idiom) (said of persons with the same surname)
停滞不前
tíng zhì bù qián
1
stuck and not moving forward (idiom); stagnant
2
in a rut
3
at a standstill
光前裕后
guāng qián yù hòu
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
lit. no village ahead and no inn behind (idiom)
2
fig. to be stranded in the middle of nowhere
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
unique
2
unprecedented (idiom)
前世姻缘
qián shì yīn yuán
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
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
to enjoy the benefits of the hard work of one's predecessors. (idiom)
前仆后继
qián pū hòu jì
1
one falls, the next follows (idiom); stepping into the breach to replace fallen comrades
2
advancing wave upon wave
前倨后恭
qián jù hòu gōng
1
to switch from arrogance to deference (idiom)
前功尽弃
qián gōng jìn qì
1
to waste all one's previous efforts (idiom)
2
all that has been achieved goes down the drain
前因后果
qián yīn hòu guǒ
1
cause and effects (idiom); entire process of development
前怕狼后怕虎
qián pà láng hòu pà hǔ
1
lit. to fear the wolf in front and the tiger behind (idiom)
2
fig. to be full of needless fears
3
reds under the beds
前缘未了
qián yuán wèi liǎo
1
one's predestined fate is yet to be fulfilled (idiom)
前赴后继
qián fù hòu jì
1
to advance dauntlessly in wave upon wave (idiom)
前车之覆,后车之鉴
qián chē zhī fù , hòu chē zhī jiàn
1
lit. the cart in front overturns, a warning to the following cart (idiom); fig. draw lesson from the failure of one's predecessor
2
learn from past mistake
3
once bitten twice shy
前车之鉴
qián chē zhī jiàn
1
to learn a lesson from the mistakes of one's predecessor (idiom)
Sample Sentences
好好好,恭喜,祝前程似锦!
hǎohao ,gōngxǐ ,zhù qiánchéngsìjǐn !
OK, OK, OK, congratulations, I wish you a bright future!
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祝你前程似锦!
zhù nǐ qiánchéngsìjǐn !
We wish you a bright future!
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