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前者

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

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前者 consists of 2 characters.

front, forward, ahead, before

one who, that which, person, thing

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Pinyinqián zhě

Meaningthe former

Characters2

HSK3.0 Level 6

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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.

Related Words

More HSK vocabulary that shares characters with 前者.

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 hòuHSK 4
前方qián fāngHSK 4

Words with 者

或者huò zhěHSK 3
作者zuò zhěHSK 4
记者jì zhěHSK 4
读者dú zhěHSK 4
学者xué zhěHSK 5
志愿者zhì yuàn zhěHSK 5
消费者xiāo fèi zhěHSK 5
后者

hòu zhě

HSK 6