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沿

Front-line in Chinese: 前沿 (qián yán)

qián yán

front-line

HSK 3.0 Levels 7-91 example sentence

Definitions

  1. 1front-line
  2. 2forward position
  3. 3outpost
  4. 4extending ahead
  5. 5frontier (of science, technology etc)

Stroke order

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前
沿

Zhuyin

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ㄑㄧㄢˊ

qián

ㄑ/ qㄧ/ iㄢ/ anˊ/ second tone

ㄧㄢˊ

yán

ㄧ/ iㄢ/ anˊ/ second tone

Example sentences

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  • 这项技术处于科学的前沿。

    zhè xiàng jì shù chǔ yú kē xué de qián yán。

    This technology is at the cutting edge of science.

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Related words

前

qián

front

沿

yán

along

前面

qián miàn

ahead

以前

yǐ qián

before

提前

tí qián

to shift to an earlier date

从前

cóng qián

previously

目前

mù qián

at the present time

前途

qián tú

prospects

前边

qián bian

front

前天

qián tiān

the day before yesterday

面前

miàn qián

in front of

前年

qián nián

the year before last

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HSK 3.0 Levels 7-9 vocabulary list

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