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前者
qián zhě
前者 (qián zhě) means "the former". It is an HSK 3.0 level 6 word, and was not on the old six-level HSK list.
What 前者 means
- the former (i.e. the one mentioned first)
The characters in 前者
- 前qiánfront; forward; ahead
- 者zhě(after a verb or adjective) one who (is) ...; (after a noun) person involved in ...; -er
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- The four tones and the neutral tone, to read qián zhě correctly.
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