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HSK
the day before yesterday
HSK 1
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  *前* | 前* | *前
front / forward / ahead / first / top (followed by a number) / future / ago / before / BC (e.g. 293) / former / formerly
HSK 1
front / the front side / in front of
HSK 1
before / formerly / previous / ago
HSK 2
in front of / facing / (in the) presence (of)
HSK 2
the year before last
HSK 2
to leave for; to proceed towards; to go to
HSK 3
before one's eyes / now / at present
HSK 3
at the present time / currently
HSK 3
ahead / in front / preceding / above / also pr. [qian2 mian5]
HSK 3
previously / formerly / once upon a time
HSK 3
to go forward / to forge ahead / to advance / onward
HSK 3
to shift to an earlier date / to do sth ahead of time / in advance
HSK 3
around / from beginning to end / all around / front and rear
HSK 3
in front / at the head / ahead / above
HSK 4
prospects / future outlook / journey
HSK 4
before / prior to / ago / previously / beforehand
HSK 4
the present time / to be faced with
HSK 5
by the end of the year / at the end of the year; shortly before New Year
HSK 5
forward / onward
HSK 5
the front (of) / (in) front / (in) sb's presence / just before (a date)
HSK 5
foreground / vista / (future) prospects / perspective
HSK 5
premise / precondition / prerequisite
HSK 5
before; previously
HSK 5
ahead / the front
HSK 6
to come (formal) / before / previously
HSK 6
before this / before then / previously
HSK 6
senior / older generation / precursor
HSK 7-9
(idiom) unprecedented in history
HSK 7-9
to sway to and fro / to rock back and forth
HSK 7-9
front line / military front / workface / cutting edge
HSK 7-9
predecessor / ex- / former / ex (spouse etc)
HSK 7-9
(idiom) unprecedented
HSK 7-9
stage / proscenium / foreground in politics etc (sometimes derog.) / front desk / reception desk / (computing) front-end / foreground
HSK 7-9
eve / the day before
HSK 7-9
(of a deceased) during one's life / while living
HSK 7-9
to be ahead of one's time / to surpass or outdo one's predecessors / to be ahead of the pack / to take the lead / advanced
HSK 7-9
the former
HSK 7-9
preceding period / early stage
HSK 7-9
unprecedented
HSK 7-9
(military) forward position / frontier; cutting-edge; forefront
HSK 7-9
the other day / a few days ago
HSK 7-9
to advance dauntlessly in wave upon wave (idiom)
HSK 7-9
to advance bravely
HSK 7-9
(idiom) unprecedented / unheard of
HSK 7-9
each goes his own way (idiom); each person has his own life to lead
HSK 7-9
not long ago / not long before
HSK 7-9
to consider past cause and future effect (idiom); to think over the past and future / to ponder over reasons and connection
HSK 7-9
plantain herb (Plantago asiatica)
forerunner / predecessor / precursor / previous incarnation (Buddhism) / jacket front
(of children, parents etc) at one's side; living with one
prefix (linguistics)
three days ago
previous generations / previous incarnation (Buddhism)
preposition
prostate
former husband
front wheel
front / front end / forward part of sth
(in) the past / ahead; forward; in the future
predecessor / forebears / the person facing you
in advance; before the event
prenatal / antenatal
preface; foreword; introduction; preamble / earlier remarks; earlier words / (literary) words of the ancient thinkers
vanguard / front line / a forward (sports)
to precede / to guide
preschool education / early childhood education
in front of the door
(literary) to go forward
a few days ago / a few days before / the past few days / the previous few days
omen / prior indication / first sign
hanging in the balance / the future is hard to forecast / ¿Qué serà? / who knows what the future holds?
Taiqian county in Puyang 濮陽|濮阳, Henan
front of the stage
to rank among the best
criminal record / previous convictions
until now; so far
one moment ..., (the next ...) / leading foot (in walking)
ahead / formerly / in the past
the very front
future (career etc) prospects
prelude (music)
farsightedness / perspicacity / prescience / forward-looking
front part / front section
to advance; to step forward
Qianmen subway station on Beijing Subway Line 2
front door / main entrance / honest and upright approach (as opposed to 後門|后门, back-door or under the counter)
front courtyard / vestibule
lit. to fear the wolf in front and the tiger behind (idiom) / fig. to be full of needless fears / reds under the beds
antecedents
cause and effects (idiom); entire process of development
advanced guard / vanguard / avant-garde / forward (soccer position)
precursor / pioneer
unprecedented / never seen before
the past / impurity contracted previously (in the sentient world) (Buddhism)
to advance courageously (idiom) / to press forward
stuck and not moving forward (idiom); stagnant / in a rut / at a standstill
anteroom / vestibule / lobby (of a hotel etc)
to waste all one's previous efforts (idiom) / all that has been achieved goes down the drain
to have boundless prospects

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