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前夕 (qián xī) — Chinese word meaning

HSK 7

前夕 (qián xī) is a Chinese word: eve. This page shows its pinyin, translation, example sentences, character breakdown, decomposition, and HSK level.

Meaning of 前夕

名 míng noun

eve

新年前夕,全家人聚在一起吃饭。

xīn nián qián xī quán jiā rén jù zài yì qǐ chī fàn

On New Year's Eve, the whole family gathers together to eat.

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Word breakdown

前 qián — before, preceding

夕 xī — evening, night (time period)

Structure & writing
1 前 qián — front; the direction one faces (opposite of 后)
前 is a component in 3 characters

consists of

1.2 一 yī — the smallest positive integer; one (①used before a measure word ②used before a noun ③indicates a single action or a brief/tentative action)
一 is a component in 58 characters
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1.4 刂 dāo — knife/blade radical (right-side form)
刂 is a component in 38 characters
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Stroke order

2 夕 xī — evening; sunset (opposite of 朝zhāo)
夕 is a component in 14 characters

夕 is an atomic character — it does not decompose further.

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