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跟前 gēnqián

跟前 gēnqián Meaning

Learn the Pinyin Pronunciation and 5 English Translations of the word 跟前 gēnqián .

Pīnyīn Pronunciation
gēnqián | gen1 qian2
English translation
in front of
close to
nearby
the time just before
living with sb

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HSK level

6

Traditional form

跟前 gēnqián

Part of speech

Location word / 方位词 fāng wèi cí Fāngwèi cí
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Etymology of 跟前 gēnqián

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跟 gēn

Type

pictophonetic

Explanation

Phonosemantic compound. 足 jù represents the meaning and 艮 gěn represents the sound.

Phonetic compound

艮 gěn

Semantic compound

足 jù

Positional decomposition

⿰足艮

Number of Strokes

13
前 qián

Explanation

Depicts a boat (舟 zhōu ) moving (止 zhǐ ) forward (前 qián ).

Positional decomposition

⿱⿱丷一刖

Number of Strokes

9

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他 tā 把 bǎ 那 Nā 封 Fēng 信 xìn 推 tuī 到 dào 我 wǒ 跟前 gēnqián 让 ràng 我 wǒ 看 kān 签名 qiān míng .

He pushed the letter at me so that I could read the signature.

他 tā 站 zhàn 了 le 一会儿 yīhuìr ，踮着脚跟 jiǎo gēn 前后 qián hòu 摇晃 yáo huàng 。

He stood a few moments, rocking back and forwards on his heels.

他 tā 拖 tuō 着 zhāo 脚 jiǎo 走 zǒu 到 dào 房间 fángjiān 那头的 de 窗户 chuānghu 跟前 gēnqián 。

He shuffled across the room to the window.

吉尔站起身 qǐ shēn ，走到书架 shūjià 跟前 gēnqián ，取下一 yī 本书。

Gil rose and went to his bookcase and took down a volume.

他 tā 母亲 mǔqīn 把 bǎ 他 tā 叫 jiào 到 dào 跟前 gēnqián 训斥 xùn chì 了 le 一番，又 yòu 哭哭啼啼 kū ku tí tí 地向上帝 Shàng dì 祷告 dǎo gào 。

His mother summoned him, upbraided him, wept and prayed.

跟前 gēnqián Decomposition

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跟前 gēnqián Compounds

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  • 跟 gēn
    • 前 qián
      • 剪 Jiǎn
        • 谫 jiǎn , 彅, 謭
      • 箭 jiàn
        • 擶
      • 煎 jiān , 媊 qián , 揃 jiān , 湔 jiān , 翦 jiǎn , 葥 qián , 鬋 jiān , 偂, 椾, 瑐, 糋, 鎆, 騚, 鰂 zéi
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