前文

Chinese

		front, forepart; in front; past front, forepart; in front; past; former; previous; last; before; preceding; earlier; ago; future; time ahead; first; top; battlefront; to move forward	language; culture; writing language; culture; writing; formal; literary; gentle
trad. (前文)		前	文
simp. #(前文)		前	文

Pronunciation

• Mandarin

  (Pinyin): qiánwén

  (Zhuyin): ㄑㄧㄢˊ ㄨㄣˊ

• Cantonese (Jyutping): cin⁴ man⁴

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• Mandarin
  • (Standard Chinese)⁺
    • Hanyu Pinyin: qiánwén
    • Zhuyin: ㄑㄧㄢˊ ㄨㄣˊ
    • Tongyong Pinyin: ciánwún
    • Wade–Giles: chʻien²-wên²
    • Yale: chyán-wén
    • Gwoyeu Romatzyh: chyanwen
    • Palladius: цяньвэнь (cjanʹvɛnʹ)
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /t͡ɕʰi̯ɛn³⁵ wən³⁵/
• Cantonese
  • (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)⁺
    • Jyutping: cin⁴ man⁴
    • Yale: chìhn màhn
    • Cantonese Pinyin: tsin⁴ man⁴
    • Guangdong Romanization: qin⁴ men⁴
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /t͡sʰiːn²¹ mɐn²¹/

Noun

前文

1. foregoing paragraphs or chapters; preceding part of the text; preceding context

Synonyms

• 上文 (shàngwén)