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眼前

yǎn qián

HSK 3.0 level 4 2-character word

眼前 (yǎn qián) means "before one's eyes; now; at present". It is an HSK 3.0 level 4 word, and was not on the old six-level HSK list.

What 眼前 means

1. before one's eyes
2. now
3. at present

The characters in 眼前

• 眼yǎneye; (often used with 一; small hole
• 前qiánfront; forward; ahead

Example sentences

• 元旦就在眼前。
  Yuándàn jiù zàiyǎnqián.
  New Year's Day is close at hand.
• 我屏气观看眼前光景。
  I watched what was unfolding in front of my eyes with bated breath.
• 他们在她眼前脱下我的衣服。
  Tāmen zài tā yǎnqián tuōxià wǒ de yīfu.
  They took off my clothes in front of her eyes.
• 我不敢相信眼前发生的这一切。
  I cannot believe what's happening in front of my eyes.
• 飞机起飞后，很快就消失在了眼前。
  Fēijī qǐfēi hòu, hěn kuài jiù xiāoshī zài le yǎnqián.
  The plane took off and was soon out of sight.
• 眼前的景色让齐里感到自身的渺小。
  Ziri felt humbled by such a scenery.

Words starting with 眼前

• 眼前一亮yǎn qián yī liàng(one's) eyes light up; to be impressed by what one sees

Words containing 眼前

• 近在眼前jìn zài yǎn qiánright under one's nose; right in front of one's eyes; close at hand; imminent
• 好汉不吃眼前亏hǎo hàn bù chī yǎn qián kuīa wise man knows better than to fight when the odds are against him (idiom)
• 不听老人言，吃亏在眼前bù tīng lǎo rén yán , chī kuī zài yǎn qián(idiom) ignore your elders at your peril

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