qián​rén

predecessors

  • created reference approved 前人 → 位 (classifier) — "Initial import from upstream dictionary"

    前人 qián​rén

    位 wèi

    classifier

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  • created sense approved 前人 · qián​rén · predecessors — "Initial import from upstream dictionary"

    前人

    qián​rén

    predecessors

    people of the past; forefathers or ancestors

    前 (literal) → 前 · qián · before 人 (literal) → 人 · rén · person

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  • created sense approved 前人 · qián​rén · abovementioned person — "Initial import from upstream dictionary"

    前人

    qián​rén

    abovementioned person

    the writer or person mentioned previously in a text; often used in anthologies to refer to a previously cited author

    前 (literal) → 前 · qián · before 人 (literal) → 人 · rén · person

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  • created sense approved 前人 · qián​rén · person in front — "Initial import from upstream dictionary"

    前人

    qián​rén

    person in front

    (literary) the person standing or moving ahead of one; the person facing you

    前 (literal) → 前 · qián · front 人 (literal) → 人 · rén · person

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  • created sense approved 前人 · qián​rén · lay adherent — "Initial import from upstream dictionary"

    前人

    qián​rén

    lay adherent

    lay adherent of the Yiguandao (Way of Pervasive Unity) religious movement

    前 (literal) → 前 · qián · front 人 (literal) → 人 · rén · person

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