前 qián
- Strokes
- 9
- Radical
- 刂 — knife
前头
qiántou
in front; ahead
Characters in this word
头 tóu
- Strokes
- 5
- Radical
- 大 — big, great, vast, high, deep
- Made of
- ⺀ ice 大 big, great, vast, high, deep
- How it's built
- Phono-semantic — one part hints at the meaning, another at the sound
Example phrases
- 前头有商店。 Qiántou yǒu shāngdiàn. There is a shop ahead.
- 他走在前头。 Tā zǒu zài qiántou. He is walking in front.
- 前头有人等你。 Qiántou yǒu rén děng nǐ. Someone is waiting for you ahead.
Related words
- 前 qián front, before
- 前边 qiánbian front, in front
- 前天 qiántiān the day before yesterday
- 面前 miànqián in front of
- 前年 qiánnián the year before last
- 以前 yǐqián before; in the past
- 从前 cóngqián in the past; long ago
- 目前 mùqián now; at present
- 前后 qiánhòu front and back
- 前进 qiánjìn to move forward
- 前面 qiánmiàn in front; ahead
- 前往 qiánwǎng to go to; to head for