前 qián
- Strokes
- 9
- Radical
- 刂 — knife
前沿
qiányán
frontier; cutting edge
Characters in this word
沿 yán
- Strokes
- 8
- Radical
- 氵 — water
- How it's built
- Phono-semantic — one part hints at the meaning, another at the sound
Example phrases
- 量子计算仍处在科学前沿，许多商业承诺需要谨慎评估。 Liàngzǐ jìsuàn réng chǔ zài kēxué qiányán, xǔduō shāngyè chéngnuò xūyào jǐnshèn pínggū. Quantum computing is still at the frontier of science, so many commercial promises need to be assessed cautiously.
- 基因编辑是生物学研究的前沿领域。 Jīyīn biānjí shì shēngwùxué yánjiū de qiányán lǐngyù. Gene editing is a frontier field of biological research.
- 这家医院引进了医学领域最前沿的技术。 Zhè jiā yīyuàn yǐnjìn le yīxué lǐngyù zuì qiányán de jìshù. This hospital introduced the most cutting-edge technology in the medical 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