前 qián
- Strokes
- 9
- Radical
- 刂 — knife
前期
qiánqī
early stage
Characters in this word
期 qī
- Strokes
- 12
- Radical
- 月 — moon
- How it's built
- Phono-semantic — one part hints at the meaning, another at the sound
Example phrases
- 前期准备越充分，后期执行时遇到的阻力就越小。 Qiánqī zhǔnbèi yuè chōngfèn, hòuqī zhíxíng shí yùdào de zǔlì jiù yuè xiǎo. The more thorough the early-stage preparation is, the less resistance will be encountered during later implementation.
- 这个项目的前期投入很大。 Zhège xiàngmù de qiánqī tóurù hěn dà. The early-stage investment in this project is large.
- 公司前期主要靠朋友介绍客户。 Gōngsī qiánqī zhǔyào kào péngyou jièshào kèhù. In the early period the company mainly relied on friends to introduce clients.
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