ahead in Chinese

前

HSK 3.0 · Level 1

qián

front
forward
ahead
first
top (followed by a number)
future
ago
before
BC (e.g. 前293年)
former
formerly

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Example sentences

wǒ 我 chūshēng 出生 qián 前， wǒ 我 fùqīn 父亲 jiù 就 sǐ 死 le 了。

My dad died before I was born.
wǒ 我 de 的 péngyou 朋友 sān 三 tiān 天 qián 前 kāishǐ 开始 lǚxíng 旅行。

My friends started the trip three days ago.

Other words for ahead

前面 qiánmiàn HSK 3

ahead; in front; preceding; above; also pr. [qián mian]
前头（前頭） qiántou HSK 4

in front; at the head; ahead; above
前方 qiánfāng HSK 6

ahead; the front
在前 zàiqián

ahead; formerly; in the past
往前 wǎngqián

(in) the past; ahead; forward; in the future

6 entries in ChineseDict list "ahead" as a meaning.