向前

向前

Chinese

		direction; part; side direction; part; side; towards; to; guide; opposite to	front, forepart; in front; past front, forepart; in front; past; former; previous; last; before; preceding; earlier; ago; future; time ahead; first; top; battlefront; to move forward
simp. and trad. (向前)		向	前

Pronunciation

• Mandarin

  (Pinyin): xiàngqián

  (Zhuyin): ㄒㄧㄤˋ ㄑㄧㄢˊ

• Cantonese (Jyutping): hoeng³ cin⁴
• Hakka (Sixian, PFS): hiong-chhièn
• Min Nan (POJ): hiòng-chiân

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• Mandarin
  • (Standard Chinese)⁺
    • Pinyin: xiàngqián
    • Zhuyin: ㄒㄧㄤˋ ㄑㄧㄢˊ
    • Gwoyeu Romatzyh: shianqchyan
    • IPA ^(key): /ɕi̯ɑŋ⁵¹ t͡ɕʰi̯ɛn³⁵/
• Cantonese
  • (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou)⁺
    • Jyutping: hoeng³ cin⁴
    • Yale: heung chìhn
    • Cantonese Pinyin: hoeng³ tsin⁴
    • Guangdong Romanization: hêng³ qin⁴
    • IPA ^(key): /hœːŋ³³ t͡sʰiːn²¹/
• Hakka
  • (Sixian, incl. Miaoli and Meinong)
    • Pha̍k-fa-sṳ: hiong-chhièn
    • Hakka Romanization System: hiong qienˇ
    • Hagfa Pinyim: hiong⁴ qian²
    • IPA: /hi̯oŋ⁵⁵ t͡ɕʰi̯en¹¹/
• Min Nan
  • (Hokkien: mainstream Taiwanese)
    • Pe̍h-ōe-jī: hiòng-chiân
    • Tâi-lô: hiòng-tsiân
    • Phofsit Daibuun: hiorngcieen
    • IPA (Taipei): /hiɔŋ¹¹⁻⁵³ t͡ɕiɛn²⁴/
    • IPA (Kaohsiung): /hiɔŋ²¹⁻⁴¹ t͡ɕiɛn²³/

Adverb

向前

1. forward; ahead

   向前看  ―  xiàngqián kàn  ―  to look ahead

   向前衝 / 向前冲  ―  xiàngqián chōng  ―  to dash forward

Antonyms

• 向後／向后 (xiànghòu)

Derived terms

向前看 (xiàngqiánkàn)

Verb

向前

1. (Hokkien) to go forwards

Synonyms

• (Mandarin) 往前 (wǎngqián)