Meaning of 生前
Definitions from CC-CEDICT.
shēngqián
- (of a deceased) during one's life
- while living
生前 in example sentences
Real sentences from the Tatoeba project, with pinyin and English.
我出生前，我父亲就死了。
My dad died before I was born.
父亲生前留下来的老古董，原来只是一堆不值钱的垃圾。
The antiques my father left when he died turned out to be nothing but worthless junk.
Stroke order for each character
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生 shēng · to grow · 5 strokes
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前 qián · front · 9 strokes
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Related words
Words that share a character with 生前.
| 先生 | xiānsheng | teacher; gentleman; sir; mister (Mr.) |
| 医生 | yīshēng | doctor; medical practitioner |
| 生气 | shēngqì | to get angry; to be furious; vitality; liveliness |
| 学生 | xuéshēng | student; schoolchild |
| 生日 | shēngrì | birthday |
| 生病 | shēngbìng | to fall ill |
| 女生 | nǚshēng | schoolgirl; female student |
| 男生 | nánshēng | schoolboy; male student |
| 大学生 | dàxuéshēng | university student; college student |
| 前天 | qiántiān | the day before yesterday |
| 小学生 | xiǎoxuéshēng | primary school student; schoolchild |
| 中学生 | zhōngxuéshēng | middle-school student; high school student |
Questions about 生前
What does 生前 mean?
生前 (shēngqián) means "(of a deceased) during one's life; while living" and is used as a noun.
How do you write 生前?
生前 is made of 2 characters: 生 (5 strokes), 前 (9 strokes). That is 14 strokes in total.
Is 生前 an HSK word?
Yes. 生前 is on the HSK 7-9 vocabulary list of the HSK 3.0 standard.