前 qián
- Strokes
- 9
- Radical
- 刂 — knife
前提
qiántí
condition; prerequisite
Characters in this word
提 tí
- Strokes
- 12
- Radical
- 扌 — hand
- Made of
- 扌 hand 是 to be
- How it's built
- Phono-semantic — one part hints at the meaning, another at the sound
Example phrases
- 安全是前提。 Ānquán shì qiántí. Safety is the condition.
- 这是一个前提。 Zhè shì yí ge qiántí. This is one condition.
- 前提要说清楚。 Qiántí yào shuō qīngchu. The condition must be explained clearly.
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