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前言

qián yán

2-character word

What 前言 means

1. preface; foreword; introduction; preamble
2. earlier remarks; earlier words
3. literarywords of the ancient thinkers

The characters in 前言

• 前qiánfront; forward; ahead
• 言yánwords; speech; to say

Example sentences

• 撤回前言。
  Chèhuí qiányán.
  I take back everything I said.

Sounds the same

Read qián yán, tone for tone, but written differently.

• 前沿(military) forward position; frontier; cutting-edge; forefront

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