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前夕 (qián xī): Meaning, Examples & Usage

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前夕

前夕 (qián xī): Eve / the day before (Noun) — Meaning & Stroke Order

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Character Breakdown

前夕 consists of 2 characters.

front, forward, ahead, before

evening, sunset, dusk

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Pinyinqián xī

MeaningEve / the day before

Characters2

HSK3.0 Level 7-9

SyntaxNoun

Word前夕

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How to Use 前夕 in Sentences

Common collocations & usage patterns. Learn how to combine 前夕 with other words naturally.

shèng胜

lì利

qián前

xī夕

neutral

on the eve of victory

Noun + Nounwith 胜利

kǎo考

shì试

qián前

xī夕

neutral

on the eve of the exam

Noun + Nounwith

Chūn春

Jié节

qián前

xī夕

neutral

on the eve of Spring Festival

Noun + Noun

lí黎

míng明

qián前

xī夕

formalWritten

zhàn战

zhēng争

qián前

xī夕

formalWritten

4.

Example Sentences with 前夕

míng明

tiān天

shì是

kǎo考

shì试

qián前

xī夕

on the eve of dawn

Noun + Nounwith 黎明

on the eve of war

Noun + Nounwith 战争

，

wǒ我

yào要

zǎo早

diǎn点

shuì睡

jiào觉

。

Tomorrow is the eve of the exam, I need to go to bed early.

zài在

hūn婚

lǐ礼

qián前

xī夕

，

xīn新

niáng娘

jǐn紧

zhāng张

dé得

jī几

hū乎

chè彻

yè夜

wèi未

mián眠

。

On the eve of the wedding, the bride was so nervous she barely slept all night.

xié协

yì议

qiān签

shǔ署

qián前

xī夕

，

shuāng双

fāng方

dài代

biǎo表

réng仍

zài在

jìn进

xíng行

zuì最

hòu后

de的

xì细

jié节

cuō磋

shāng商

。

On the eve of the agreement signing, representatives from both sides were still negotiating the final details.

chūn春

jié节

qián前

xī夕

，

jiē街

shàng上

guà挂

mǎn满

le了

hóng红

dēng灯

lóng笼

。

On the eve of the Spring Festival, the streets are decorated with red lanterns.

nǐ你

shì是

fǒu否

zài在

zhòng重

dà大

jué决

dìng定

qián前

xī夕

，

yě也

huì会

gǎn感

dào到

yì一

sī丝

yóu犹

yù豫

hé和

bù不

ān安

？

Do you also feel a hint of hesitation and unease on the eve of making a major decision?

zài在

qìng庆

diǎn典

qián前

xī夕

，

wǒ我

men们

bìng并

wèi未

fàng放

sōng松

，

ér而

shì是

jìn进

xíng行

le了

zuì最

hòu后

yí一

cì次

cǎi彩

pái排

。

On the eve of the celebration, we did not relax but instead conducted the final rehearsal.

zài在

xiàng项

mù目

wán完

chéng成

qián前

xī夕

，

tuán团

duì队

jiā加

bān班

jiā加

diǎn点

què确

bǎo保

yī一

qiè切

shùn顺

lì利

。

On the eve of the project's completion, the team worked overtime to ensure everything went smoothly.

jǐn尽

guǎn管

zài在

chū出

fā发

qián前

xī夕

shōu收

dào到

le了

tiān天

qì气

yù预

jǐng警

，

tā他

men们

yī依

rán然

jué决

dìng定

àn按

yuán原

jì计

huà划

qǐ启

chéng程

。

Despite receiving a weather warning on the eve of departure, they still decided to set off as planned.

Related Words

More HSK vocabulary that shares characters with 前夕.

Words with 前

前面qián miànHSK 1
以前yǐ qiánHSK 3
前天qián tiānHSK 3
前年qián niánHSK 3
面前miàn qiánHSK 3
之前zhī qiánHSK 4

前后

qián hòu

HSK 4

前方qián fāngHSK 4

Words with 夕

除夕chú xīHSK 5
夕阳xī yángHSK 6
朝夕相处zhāo xī xiāng chǔHSK 7-9