- 1. front
 - ♦ ~院 front courtyard
 - ♦ 楼~ in front of the building
 - ♦ 将军胸~戴着所有的勋章。 The general was wearing all his medals on his chest.
 - 2. forward; ahead
 - ♦ 朝~走 go straight ahead
 - ♦ 往~看 look forward
 - 3. ago; before
 - ♦ 这个故事发生在五百年~。 The story took place 500 years ago.
 - ♦ 晚饭~ before supper
 - 4. first
 - ♦ 这次比赛的~三名 the first three places in this competition
 - ♦ ~五排 the first five rows
 - 1. preceding
 - ♦ ~一阶段 the preceding stage
 - ♦ ~资本主义 precapitalism
 - 2. former; formerly
 - ♦ ~校长 former principal (of a school)
 - 3. future
 - ♦ 前程