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前后

qián hòu

HSK 3.0 level 4 2-character word Traditional 前後

前后 (qián hòu) means "around; from beginning to end; all around". It is an HSK 3.0 level 4 word, and was not on the old six-level HSK list.

What 前后 means

1. around
2. from beginning to end
3. all around
4. front and rear

The characters in 前后

• 前qiánfront; forward; ahead
• 后hòuempress; queen; (archaic) monarch

Words starting with 前后

• 前后文qián hòu wéncontext; the surrounding words; same as 上下文

Words containing 前后

• 不顾前后bù gù qián hòuregardless of what's before or after (idiom); rushing blindly into sth

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