前 qián
- Strokes
- 9
- Radical
- 刂 — knife
前夕
qiánxī
eve; on the eve of
Characters in this word
夕 xī
- Strokes
- 3
- Radical
- 夕 — evening, night, dusk
- How it's built
- Pictograph — a drawing of the thing
Example phrases
- 选举前夕，社交媒体上出现大量未经核实的消息。 Xuǎnjǔ qiánxī, shèjiāo méitǐ shàng chūxiàn dàliàng wèijīng héshí de xiāoxi. On the eve of the election, a large number of unverified messages appeared on social media.
- 新年前夕，街上到处都是买年货的人。 Xīnnián qiánxī, jiē shang dàochù dōu shì mǎi niánhuò de rén. On New Year's eve, the streets were full of people buying festival goods.
- 毕业前夕，同学们在操场上拍了很多照片。 Bìyè qiánxī, tóngxuémen zài cāochǎng shang pāi le hěn duō zhàopiàn. On the eve of graduation, the classmates took many photos on the sports field.
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