chāo​qián HSK7

to be ahead of one's time

  • created sense approved 超前 · chāo​qián · to be ahead of one's time — "Initial import from upstream dictionary"

    超前

    chāo​qián

    to be ahead of one's time

    surpassing the current stage; advanced; ahead of the pack

    超 (literal) → 超 · chāo · to exceed 前 (literal) → 前 · qián · to move forward

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    created sense

  • created sense approved 超前 · chāo​qián · to surpass predecessors — "Initial import from upstream dictionary"

    超前

    chāo​qián

    to surpass predecessors

    to outdo or surpass one's predecessors; to take the lead

    超, 前

    超 (literal) → 超 · chāo · to exceed 前 (literal) → 前 · qián · former

    Changed: simplified, traditional, gloss, definition, pinyin, variant pinyin, variants, separable parts, decomposition

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