前人 qiánrén predecessors Definitions Defs Origin Strokes Stroke Words Sentences Sents qiánrén predecessors · abovementioned person 前 qián prepositionlocative before (bound form) ago; before; earlier; previously人 rén noun person person; people; human being; a humanqiánrén person in front · lay adherent 前 qián locativenoun front (bound form) front; forward; ahead; facing direction. Use 前边 qiánbian or 前面 qiánmiàn for the standalone noun.人 rén noun person person; people; human being; a human