前世 qiánshì previous existence Definitions Defs Origin Strokes Stroke Words Sentences Sents qiánshì previous existence 前 qián prepositionlocative before (bound form) ago; before; earlier; previously世 shì noun lifetime (bound form) one's life; a lifetime; the duration of a person's existenceqiánshì previous generations 前 qián adjectivenumeral first (bound form) first; preceding; top; leading. Used for ranks, lists, or the initial part of a sequence.世 shì nounnumeral generation (bound form) a generation; a period of thirty years