前传 qiánzhuànqiánchuán prequel Definitions Defs Origin Strokes Stroke Words Sentences Sents qiánzhuàn prequel 前 qián prepositionlocative before (bound form) ago; before; earlier; previously传 傳 zhuàn noun biography; commentary A biography or life story; a historical narrative or novel based on a person's life; commentaries on classics or ancient textsqiánchuán forward pass 前 qián locativenoun front (bound form) front; forward; ahead; facing direction. Use 前边 qiánbian or 前面 qiánmiàn for the standalone noun.传 傳 chuán verb to pass on To pass on to another person or generation; to hand down; to circulate or spread information, rumors, or disease.