前辈 meaning in English

qiánbèi

senior; older generation

HSK 7-9nounTraditional 前輩21 strokes

Meaning of 前辈

Definitions from CC-CEDICT.

qiánbèi
  1. senior
  2. older generation
  3. precursor

Stroke order for each character

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前 qián · front · 9 strokes

  1. 1
  2. 2
  3. 3
  4. 4
  5. 5
  6. 6
  7. 7
  8. 8
  9. 9

辈 bèi · lifetime · 12 strokes

  1. 1
  2. 2
  3. 3
  4. 4
  5. 5
  6. 6
  7. 7
  8. 8
  9. 9
  10. 10
  11. 11
  12. 12

Related words

Words that share a character with 前辈.

前天qiántiānthe day before yesterday
前边qiánbianfront; the front side
以前yǐqiánbefore; formerly
面前miànqiánin front of; facing
前年qiánniánthe year before last
目前mùqiánat the present time; currently
前面qiánmiànahead; in front
前进qiánjìnto go forward; to forge ahead
前往qiánwǎngto leave for; to proceed towards; to go to
眼前yǎnqiánbefore one's eyes; now
提前tíqiánto shift to an earlier date; to do sth ahead of time
从前cóngqiánpreviously; formerly

Questions about 前辈

What does 前辈 mean?

前辈 (qiánbèi) means "senior; older generation" and is used as a noun.

How do you write 前辈?

前辈 is made of 2 characters: 前 (9 strokes), 辈 (12 strokes). That is 21 strokes in total.

Is 前辈 an HSK word?

Yes. 前辈 is on the HSK 7-9 vocabulary list of the HSK 3.0 standard.

How is 前辈 written in traditional Chinese?

In traditional characters, 前辈 is written 前輩.