How to say “before one's eyes” in Chinese
before one's eyes; now
“Before one's eyes” in Chinese is 眼前, yǎn qián: the meaning, a recording of how it sounds, the characters stroke by stroke.
How to pronounce it
眼前 is read yǎn qián: 2 syllables. The tone is part of the word: with another melody you get another word, or just a jumble of sounds.
How to write it
On the left, 目 “eye”.
Strokes go in order: top to bottom and left to right, horizontal before vertical. Tap a character to open its page, with the strokes shown large and the words it appears in. To train your hand, print a handwriting sheet for “眼前”.
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Frequently asked questions
How do you say “before one's eyes” in Chinese?
“Before one's eyes” in Chinese is 眼前, pinyin yǎnqián.
What does 眼前 mean?
眼前 (yǎnqián) means “before one's eyes; now”.
How do you write 眼前?
眼前 is 2 characters: 眼 (yǎn) — eye; 前 (qián) — front, ahead. The stroke order of each one is shown step by step on this page.
How do you pronounce 眼前?
眼前 is read yǎnqián. Tones: yǎn — third tone, qián — second tone. The page has a native speaker recording.
“before one's eyes” in the lesson “Then and now”
This word is from the topic “Profession and plans” of HSK 4. In the lesson you hear it in a dialogue, build a sentence with it and say it out loud. Start for free, no sign-up needed.
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