| Trad. | Simp. | Pinyin | English |
| 彼得前書 | 彼得前书 | Bǐ dé qián shū | 1 Peter |
| 產前 | 产前 | chǎn qián | prenatal |
| 車前燈 | 车前灯 | chē qián dēng | headlight |
| 此前 | cǐ qián | before this; before then; previously | |
| 此時以前 | 此时以前 | cǐ shí yǐ qián | heretofore |
| 從前 | 从前 | cóng qián | previously; formerly |
| 大敵當前 | 大敌当前 | dà dí dāng qián | confront a powerful enemy |
| 當前 | 当前 | dāng qián | current; today's; modern; present; to be facing (us) |
| 到目前為止 | 到目前为止 | dào mù qián wéi zhǐ | until now; so far |
| 鄂托克前旗 | È tuō kè qián qí | (N) Etuoke qianqi (place in Inner Mongolia) | |
| 哥林多前書 | 哥林多前书 | Gē lín duō qián shū | 1 Corinthians |
| 各奔前程 | gè bēn qián chéng | (saying) each person goes his own way, does his own thing | |
| 跟前 | gēn qián | front; in front (of) | |
| 公元前 | gōng yuán qián | before Christ; BC | |
| 經濟前途 | 经济前途 | jīng jì qián tú | economic future; economic outlook |
| 開始以前 | 开始以前 | kāi shǐ yǐ qián | before the beginning (of sth) |
| 空前 | kōng qián | unprecedented | |
| 面前 | miàn qián | in front of; facing; presence | |
| 目前 | mù qián | at the present time; currently | |
| 目前還不清楚 | 目前还不清楚 | mù qián hái bù qīng chǔ | at present it is still unclear .... |
| 目前世界 | mù qián shì jiè | modern world | |
| 年前 | nián qián | ...years ago | |
| 前 | qián | before; in front; ago; former; previous; earlier; front | |
| 前輩 | 前辈 | qián bèi | senior; older generation |
| 前邊 | 前边 | qián biān | (n) the area in front of sth |
| 前不久 | qián bù jiǔ | not long before | |
| 前部皮層下損傷 | 前部皮层下损伤 | qián bù pí céng xià sǔn shāng | anterior subcortical lesions |
| 前程 | qián chéng | future (career, etc) prospects | |
| 前詞典語音加工 | 前词典语音加工 | qián cí diǎn yǔ yīn jiā gōng | prelexical phonology |
| 前詞彙加工 | 前词汇加工 | qián cí huì jiā gōng | pre-lexical access |
| 前詞彙階段 | 前词汇阶段 | qián cí huì jiē duàn | pre-lexical stage |
| 前詞彙語音加工 | 前词汇语音加工 | qián cí huì yǔ yīn jiā gōng | pre-lexical phonological processing |
| 前額 | 前额 | qián è | forehead |
| 前方 | qián fāng | ahead; the front | |
| 前鋒 | 前锋 | qián fēng | tackle (football move) |
| 前赴後繼 | 前赴后继 | qián fù hòu jì | (saying) advance in waves of people |
| 前後 | 前后 | qián hòu | around; about; from beginning to end |
| 前件 | qián jiàn | antecedent (logic) | |
| 前金區 | 前金区 | Qián jīn qū | (N) Chienchin (area in Taiwan) |
| 前進 | 前进 | qián jìn | to go forward; to forge ahead; to advance; onward |
| 前景 | qián jǐng | foreground; vista; (future) prospects; perspective | |
| 前列 | qián liè | (n) the very front | |
| 前列腺 | qián liè xiàn | prostate | |
| 前列腺素 | qián liè xiàn sù | prostaglandin | |
| 前列腺炎 | qián liè xiàn yán | prostatitis | |
| 前面 | qián mian | fore; front | |
| 前年 | qián nián | the year before last | |
| 前妻 | qián qī | ex-wife | |
| 前期 | qián qī | (n) the time period preceeding some other time | |
| 前秦 | Qián Qín | Former Qin | |
| 前驅症狀 | 前驱症状 | qián qū zhèng zhuàng | prodrome |
| 前人 | qián rén | (n) ancestors | |
| 前任 | qián rèn | predecessor; ex-; former | |
| 前日 | qián rì | day before yesterday | |
| 前生 | qián shēng | pre-existence | |
| 前生召喚 | 前生召唤 | qián shēng zhào huàn | foreordination |
| 前蘇聯 | 前苏联 | qián sū lián | former Soviet Union |
| 前所未有 | qián suǒ wèi yǒu | unprecedented | |
| 前台 | qián tái | forestage | |
| 前提 | qián tí | premise | |
| 前提條件 | 前提条件 | qián tí tiáo jiàn | pre-conditions |
| 前天 | qián tiān | the day before yesterday | |
| 前田慶次 | 前田庆次 | Qián tián qìng cì | Maeda Keiji |
| 前頭 | 前头 | qián tou | in front; at the head; ahead; above |
| 前途 | qián tú | prospects; outlook (for the future); future | |
| 前往 | qián wǎng | leave for; proceed towards; to go | |
| 前衛 | 前卫 | qián wèi | (n) advance guard |
| 前衛湖北警官學院足球俱樂部 | 前卫湖北警官学院足球俱乐部 | Qián wèi hú běi jǐng guān Xué yuàn zú qiú Jù lè bù | Vanguard Hubei Police Academy FC |
| 前夕 | qián xī | eve; the day before | |
| 前線 | 前线 | qián xiàn | (n) military front line; edge of a construction site |
| 前向擁塞通知 | 前向拥塞通知 | qián xiàng yōng sāi tōng zhī | Forward Explicit Congestion Notification; FECN |
| 前言 | qián yán | preface; forward; introduction | |
| 前仰后合 | qián yǎng hòu hé | to sway to and fro; to rock back and forth | |
| 前者 | qián zhě | the former | |
| 前鎮區 | 前镇区 | Qián zhèn qū | (N) Chienchen (area in Taiwan) |
| 前肢 | qián zhī | forelimb; foreleg | |
| 前綴 | 前缀 | qián zhuì | prefix (linguistics) |
| 前奏 | qián zòu | prelude; presage | |
| 日前 | rì qián | the other day; a few days ago | |
| 蠕動前進 | 蠕动前进 | rú dòng qián jìn | wriggle |
| 上前 | shàng qián | (v) go forward | |
| 生前 | shēng qián | (n) period of time during one's life; while living | |
| 稅前 | 税前 | shuì qián | pre-tax; before taxes |
| 思前想后 | sī qián xiǎng hòu | (saying) to consider over and over again | |
| 四年前 | sì nián qián | four years previously | |
| 台前 | Tái qián | (N) Taiqian (place in Henan) | |
| 提摩太前書 | 提摩太前书 | tí mó tài qián shū | 1 Timothy |
| 提前 | tí qián | to shift to an earlier date; to bring forward; to advance | |
| 提前起爆 | tí qián qǐ bào | "fizzle" (atomic bomb misfire); preinitiation | |
| 提前投票 | tí qián tóu piào | early vote | |
| 帖撒羅尼迦前書 | 帖撒罗尼迦前书 | tiě sā luó ní jiā qián shū | 1 Thessalonians |
| 頭向前 | 头向前 | tóu xiàng qián | headlong |
| 烏拉特前旗 | 乌拉特前旗 | Wū lā tè qián qí | (N) Wulate qianqi (place in Inner Mongolia) |
| 先前 | xiān qián | before; previously | |
| 向前 | xiàng qián | forward; onward | |
| 眼前 | yǎn qián | now; present | |
| 以前 | yǐ qián | before; formerly; previous | |
| 議事亭前地 | 议事亭前地 | Yì shì tíng qián dì | Senado Square |
| 在此之前 | zài cǐ zhī qián | before that; beforehand; previously | |
| 在前 | zài qián | forward | |
| 在眼前 | zài yǎn qián | now; at the present | |
| 之前 | zhī qián | before; prior to; ago | |
| 只不過幾年前 | 只不过几年前 | zhǐ bù guò jǐ nián qián | only a few years ago; just a few years ago |
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