超
前

To be ahead of one's time in Chinese: 超前 (chāo qián)

chāo qián

to be ahead of one's time

HSK 3.0 Levels 7-91 example sentence

Definitions

  1. 1to be ahead of one's time
  2. 2to surpass or outdo one's predecessors
  3. 3to be ahead of the pack
  4. 4to take the lead
  5. 5advanced

Stroke order

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超
前

Zhuyin

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ㄔㄠ

chāo

ㄔ/ chㄠ/ ao—/ first tone

ㄑㄧㄢˊ

qián

ㄑ/ qㄧ/ iㄢ/ anˊ/ second tone

Example sentences

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  • 他的想法太超前，很多人都不理解。

    tā de xiǎng fǎ tài chāo qián， hěn duō rén dōu bù lǐ jiě。

    His ideas are too far ahead of their time; many people don't understand.

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Related words

前

qián

front

超

chāo

to exceed

前面

qián miàn

ahead

超市

chāo shì

supermarket (abbr. for 超级市场)

以前

yǐ qián

before

超过

chāo guò

to surpass

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

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HSK 3.0 Levels 7-9 vocabulary list

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