前 qián
- Strokes
- 9
- Radical
- 刂 — knife
前途
qiántú
future prospects
Characters in this word
途 tú
- Strokes
- 10
- Radical
- 辶 — to walk
- Made of
- 辶 to walk 余 surplus, remainder
- How it's built
- Phono-semantic — one part hints at the meaning, another at the sound
Example phrases
- 他前途很好。 Tā qiántú hěn hǎo. He has good future prospects.
- 前途要靠努力。 Qiántú yào kào nǔlì. The future depends on hard work.
- 我看好你前途。 Wǒ kànhǎo nǐ qiántú. I believe in your future.
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