in advance; before the event
prehistoric times; (attributive) prehistoric
1. advanced guard2. vanguard3. avant-garde4. forward (soccer position)+1 条 1. former hatred2. bygone enmity
1. vanguard2. front line3. a forward (sports)
1. front of the stage2. see 台前县[tái qián xiàn]
勇往直前 yǒng wǎng zhí qián HSK 7–9 to advance bravely
1. not long ago2. not long before
to have boundless prospects
1. preceding period2. early stage
the former (i.e. the one mentioned first)
1. front courtyard2. front yard
1. to waste all one's previous efforts (idiom)2. all that has been achieved goes down the drain
1. (military) forward position2. frontier; cutting-edge; forefront
right under one's nose; right in front of one's eyes; close at hand; imminent
1. unprecedented2. never seen before
previous life; former incarnation
1. to be ahead of one's time2. to surpass or outdo one's predecessors3. to be ahead of the pack4. to take the lead+1 条 +2 条 1. front part (of an object)2. first part (of an event)3. previous paragraph
1. omen2. prior indication3. first sign
1. outpost2. (fig.) front line
1. stuck and not moving forward (idiom); stagnant2. in a rut3. at a standstill
1. the other day2. a few days ago
1. anteroom2. vestibule3. lobby (of a hotel etc)
1. front2. front end3. forward part of sth
前无古人 前無古人 qián wú gǔ rén HSK 7–9 1. (idiom) unprecedented2. unheard of
1. unprecedented and never to be duplicated2. the first and the last3. unmatched4. unique+1 条 1. to advance courageously (idiom)2. to press forward
1. (lit.) a warning taken from the overturned cart ahead (idiom)2. (fig.) lesson learned from past mistakes or failures
1. predecessor2. forebears3. the person facing you
to stand still without advancing (idiom); to hesitate and hold back
1. forerunner2. predecessor3. precursor4. previous incarnation (Buddhism)+1 条 +2 条 1. one moment ..., (the next ...)2. leading foot (in walking)
1. preface; foreword; introduction; preamble2. earlier remarks; earlier words3. (literary) words of the ancient thinkers
cause and effects (idiom); entire process of development
车到山前必有路 車到山前必有路 chē dào shān qián bì yǒu lù 1. lit. when we get to the mountain, there'll be a way through (idiom)2. fig. everything will turn out for the best; let's worry about it when it happens; it will be all right on the night
1. farsightedness2. perspicacity3. prescience4. forward-looking+1 条 1. previous life2. previous incarnation
1. completely correcting one's former misdeeds (idiom); to repent past mistakes and turn over a new leaf2. a reformed character
to shrink back in fear (idiom); too cowardly to advance