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前辈 (qián bèi): Meaning, Examples & Usage

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前辈

前辈 (qián bèi): Senior / elder (Noun) — Meaning & Stroke Order

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Character Breakdown

前辈 consists of 2 characters.

front, forward, ahead, before

generation, lifetime, class of people

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Word Info

Pinyinqián bèi

MeaningSenior / elder

Characters2

HSK3.0 Level 7-9

SyntaxNoun

Word前辈

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3.

How to Use 前辈 in Sentences

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

Noun + Possessive + Nounwith经验

qián前

bèi辈

de的

jīng经

yàn验

neutral

the experience of seniors

Measure Word + Nounwith位

yí一

wèi位

qián前

bèi辈

Prepositional Phrase + Verbwith请教

xiàng向

qián前

bèi辈

qǐng请

jiào教

Adjective + Nounwith资深

zī资

shēn深

qián前

bèi辈

Verb + Objectwith尊敬

zūn尊

jìng敬

qián前

bèi辈

4.

Example Sentences with 前辈

tā他

shì是

wǒ我

de的

qián前

bèi辈

。

neutral

a senior

formal

consult with a senior

formal

senior and experienced predecessor

formal

respect seniors

He is my senior.

zài在

huì会

yì议

shàng上

，

wǒ我

xū虚

xīn心

qǐng请

jiào教

le了

qián前

bèi辈

guān关

yú于

xiàng项

mù目

guǎn管

lǐ理

de的

jiàn建

yì议

。

At the meeting, I humbly sought advice from the senior regarding project management.

qián前

bèi辈

，

nín您

néng能

fēn分

xiǎng享

yí一

xià下

dāng当

chū初

shì是

rú如

hé何

kè克

fú服

zhè这

xiē些

kùn困

nán难

de的

ma吗

？

Senior, could you share how you overcame these difficulties back then?

qián前

bèi辈

de的

jīng经

yàn验

duì对

wǒ我

men们

hěn很

yǒu有

bāng帮

zhù助

。

The experience of seniors is very helpful to us.

suī虽

rán然

tā他

shì是

qián前

bèi辈

，

dàn但

bìng并

bú不

yì意

wèi味

zhe着

tā他

de的

suǒ所

yǒu有

guān观

diǎn点

dōu都

shì是

zhèng正

què确

de的

。

Although he is a senior, it does not mean that all of his views are correct.

qián前

bèi辈

de的

zhǐ指

dǎo导

ràng让

wǒ我

shòu受

yì益

fěi匪

qiǎn浅

，

yě也

jī激

lì励

wǒ我

bú不

duàn断

zhuī追

qiú求

zhuó卓

yuè越

。

The guidance from the senior has benefited me greatly and inspired me to constantly pursue excellence.

zhè这

wèi位

qián前

bèi辈

zài在

háng行

yè业

lǐ里

gōng工

zuò作

le了

hěn很

duō多

nián年

。

This senior has worked in the industry for many years.

zài在

kā咖

fēi啡

tīng厅

ǒu偶

yù遇

qián前

bèi辈

shí时

，

wǒ我

men们

shùn顺

biàn便

liáo聊

le了

liáo聊

háng行

yè业

de的

zuì最

xīn新

dòng动

tài态

。

When I ran into the senior at the café, we casually chatted about the latest trends in the industry.

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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 辈

长辈zhǎng bèiHSK 5
一辈子yí bèi ziHSK 5
吾辈wú bèi
汝辈rǔ bèi