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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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More HSK vocabulary that shares characters with 前者.

Words with 前

前面qián miànHSK 1
以前yǐ qiánHSK 3
提前tí qiánHSK 4
从前cóng qiánHSK 5
之前zhī qián
先前xiān qián
前任qián rèn
前台qián tái

Words with 者

或者huò zhěHSK 3
作者zuò zhěHSK 4
记者jì zhěHSK 4
使者shǐ zhě
后者hòu zhě
学者xué zhě
患者huàn zhě
读者dú zhě

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.