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前者 (qián zhě): The former (Noun) — Meaning & Stroke Order

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Character Breakdown

前 • qián • front, forward, ahead, before • HSK 3.0 · L1

HSK 3.0 · L1

qián前

front, forward, ahead, before

者 • zhě • one who, that which, person, thing • HSK 3.0 · L4

HSK 3.0 · L4

zhě者

one who, that which, person, thing

Word Info

Pinyinqián zhě

Meaningthe former

Characters2

HSK3.0 Level 6

SyntaxNoun

Words Sharing Characters

More common words that include characters from 前者.

Words with 前

前面qián miànfront
以前yǐ qiánbefore
前天qián tiānthe day before yesterday
前年qián nián

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the year before last

面前miàn qiánin front of

之前zhī qiánbefore

前后qián hòuaround

前方qián fāngahead

Words with 者

或者huò zhěperhaps
作者zuò zhěauthor
记者jì zhějournalist
读者dú zhěreader
学者xué zhěscholar
志愿者zhì yuàn zhěvolunteer
消费者xiāo fèi zhěconsumer
后者hòu zhěthe latter

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Example Sentences with 前者

Zài在

gōng工

zuò作

hé和

jiā家

tíng庭

zhī之

jiān间

，

tā他

xuǎn选

zé择

le了

qián前

zhě者

。

Between work and family, he chose the former.

zài在

dào道

dé德

yǔ与

lì利

yì益

de的

tiān天

píng平

shàng

上

，

tā他

zuì最

zhōng终

xuǎn选

zé择

le了

qián前

zhě者

。

On the balance between morality and profit, he ultimately chose the former.