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Chinese Character/Word:

Definition(s) for: 眼前

Hanzi Pinyin Definition(s)
眼前 yǎn qián - before one's eyes
- now
- at present

List Ranking:

Where rank 1 is most common, and higher numbers are less common.

HSK 2 Level (2012) HSK 3 Band (2022) SUBTLEX-CH BeijingUni Global BeijingUni Weibo
- 3 2,610 2,490 2,531

Individual Character Breakdown:

Simp Pinyin Eng
yǎn- eye (CL:隻|只[zhi1],雙|双[shuang1])
- (often used with 一[yi1]) a look; a glance
- small hole
- (bound form) salient point
- classifier for wells, cave-dwellings etc
qián- front
- forward
- ahead
- first
- top (followed by a number)
- future
- ago
- before
- BC (e.g. 前293年)
- former
- formerly

Other Words Containing 眼前

Sorted by the 'SUBTLEX-CH' rank because that seems like the most reliable. Words without a SUBTLEX-CH rank are ignored for being too rare.

Word HSK 2 Level (2012) HSK 3 Band (2022) SUBTLEX-CH BeijingUni Global BeijingUni Weibo
眼前 - 3 2,610 2,490 2,531
近在眼前 - - 20,608 44,010 35,419