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前辈

qián bèi

HSK 3.0 level 7-9 2-character word Traditional 前輩

前辈 (qián bèi) means "senior; older generation; precursor". It is an HSK 3.0 level 7-9 word, and was not on the old six-level HSK list.

What 前辈 means

1. senior
2. older generation
3. precursor

The characters in 前辈

• 前qiánfront; forward; ahead
• 辈bèilifetime; generation; group of people

Example sentences

• 如果人类的物质生活一年比一年富足，蛋糕的推出越来越精致，科技越来越便利，同时没有前人种树就不可能有后人乘凉，那么我便可以肯定“富有”的人生，肯定是由热爱吃苦的前辈，那群带有苦味的食客开创出来的。
  If humanity's material life becomes richer year by year, cakes become more and more elaborate, technology becomes more and more convenient, and at the same time, without earlier generations planting trees, later generations would not be able to enjoy their shade, then I am sure that the "rich" life must've been brought about by our industrious forefathers, those who were unafraid to taste the bitterness of hardship.

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