qián
front
forward
ahead
first
top (followed by a number)
future
ago
before
BC (e.g. 前293年)
former
formerly
qián
coin
money
CL:筆|笔[bi3]
unit of weight, one tenth of a tael 兩|两[liang3]
shū qiān
bookmark
CL:張|张[zhāng]
also written 書籤|书签[shū qiān]
shū qiān
variant of 書籤|书签[shū qiān]
bookmark
qiàn
deficient
to owe
to lack
yawn
Zhú bō
Tsukuba, university city in Chiba prefecture 千葉縣|千叶县[Qiān yè xiàn], east of Tokyo, Japan
qiān
inscribed bamboo stick (used in divination, gambling, drawing lots etc)
small wood sliver
label
tag
qiān
to sign one's name
visa
variant of 籤|签[qian1]
hé qián tǐng
nuclear submarine
abbr. for 核動力潛艇|核动力潜艇[hé dòng lì qián tǐng]
qiàn
to apologize
to regret
deficient
chōu qiān
variant of 抽籤|抽签[chōu qiān]
chōu qiān
variant of 抽籤|抽签[chōu qiān]
qiǎn
to dispatch
to send
to dispel
qián
hidden
secret
latent
to hide
to conceal
to submerge
to dive
Sī mǎ Qiān
Sima Qian (145-86 BC), Han Dynasty historian, author of Records of the Grand Historian 史記|史记[Shi3 ji4], known as the father of Chinese historiography
qián
one of the Eight Trigrams 八卦[ba1 gua4], symbolizing heaven
male principle
☰
ancient Chinese compass point: 315° (northwest)
qián
pincers
pliers
tongs
claw (of animal)
to grasp with pincers
to pinch
to clamp
to restrain
to restrict
to gag
qiān
a drill (for boring through rock)
qiān
to lead along
to pull (an animal on a tether)
(bound form) to involve
to draw in
chǎn jiǎn
abbr. for 產前檢查|产前检查[chǎn qián jiǎn chá]
yá qiān
variant of 牙籤|牙签[yá qiān]
toothpick
qiān
to move
to shift
to change (a position or location etc)
to promote
Wéi chéng
Fortress Besieged, 1947 novel by Qian Zhongshu 錢鐘書|钱钟书, filmed as a TV serial
qiàn
Rubia cordifolia
Indian madder
munjeet
qián
to act with reverence
reverent
qiān
thousand (banker's anti-fraud numeral)
qiàn
pretty
winsome
to ask for sb's help
son-in-law (old)
qiān
to seize
to pull
to hold up the hem of clothes
Qián
abbr. for Guizhou province 貴州|贵州[Gui4 zhou1]
qiān
to lift (clothes, sheets)
lower garments
qiān
road leading north and south
yòng qian
variant of 佣錢|佣钱[yong4 qian5]
Qián Xué sēn
Qian Xuesen (1911-2009), Chinese scientist and aeronautical engineer
Qiān ān
Qian'an county level city in Tangshan 唐山[Tang2 shan1], Hebei
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