Chinese

眼前

yǎnqián
before one's eyes
  • HSK 3

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Origin

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Lineage

  • characterChinese眼 “eye (Classifier: 隻／只 m c; 雙／双 m c; 對／对 c)”
    • meaningChinese目 “eye (Classifier: 雙／双 mn-t)”
    • soundChinese艮 “one of the Eight Trigrams 八卦, symbolizing mountains. (☶)”
      • ideaChinese人 “man; person; people (Classifier: 個／个 m c; 隻／只 h)”
  • characterChinese前 “front; forepart”
    • ideaChinese止 “foot”
    • ideaChinese舟 “boat (Classifier: 葉／叶; 艘; 條／条; 隻／只)”

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