前
辈

Senior in Chinese: 前辈 (qián bèi)

qián bèi

senior

HSK 3.0 Levels 7-9Traditional: 前輩1 example sentence

Definitions

  1. 1senior
  2. 2older generation
  3. 3precursor

Stroke order

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前
辈

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ㄑㄧㄢˊ

qián

ㄑ/ qㄧ/ iㄢ/ anˊ/ second tone

ㄅㄟˋ

bèi

ㄅ/ bㄟ/ eiˋ/ fourth tone

Simplified & traditional

前辈

Simplified

前輩

Traditional

Example sentences

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  • 我们应该虚心向前辈学习。

    wǒ men yīng gāi xū xīn xiàng qián bèi xué xí。

    We should humbly learn from our elders.

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Related words

前

qián

front

辈

bèi

lifetime

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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