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超前

chāo qián

HSK 3.0 level 7-9 2-character word

超前 (chāo qián) means "to be ahead of one's time; to surpass or outdo one's predecessors; to be ahead of the pack". It is an HSK 3.0 level 7-9 word, and was not on the old six-level HSK list.

What 超前 means

1. to be ahead of one's time
2. to surpass or outdo one's predecessors
3. to be ahead of the pack
4. to take the lead
5. advanced

The characters in 超前

• 超chāoto exceed; to overtake; to surpass
• 前qiánfront; forward; ahead

Words starting with 超前

• 超前意识chāo qián yì shíforesight
• 超前消费chāo qián xiāo fèiexcessive consumption; spending beyond one's means
• 超前瞄准chāo qián miáo zhǔnto aim in front of a moving target

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