先前(xiān qián): before
HSK 52 characters
before
Character breakdown
2 characters · plays one at a time
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Word information
- Pinyin
- xiān qián
- Meaning
- before; previously
- HSK level
- HSK 5
- Characters
- 2
- Traditional
- Same
Related words
Common words sharing a character with 先前 — tap one to open its word page.
shì事xiān先
HSK 4in advance
yōu优xiān先
HSK 5to have priority; to take precedence
xiān先hòu后
HSK 5early or late; first and last; priority
xiān先lì例
HSK 7-9precedent
xiān先tiān天
HSK 7-9embryonic period (contrasted with 后天)
yī一mǎ马dāng当xiān先
(idiom) to take the lead
yōu优xiān先jí级
(computing) priority level
xiān先rén人
ancestor; forefather
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