前後 [－后]

Jyutping cin4 hau6
Pinyin qián hòu

Definitions (CC-CEDICT)
  1. around
  2. from beginning to end
  3. all around
  4. front and rear
Definitions (CC-CANTO)
  1. (noun) 1. Front and back; (of sequence) One go first and the next one goes after the other
Definitions (粵典–words.hk)
  1. 名詞
    前面​同埋​後​面
    front and behind
    • Trees are planted both in front of and behind the house.
      Trees are planted both in front of and behind the house.
      yue:Trees are planted both in front of and behind the house.
      間屋前後都種咗啲樹喺度。
  2. 名詞
    大​約​喺​某​一段​時間
    around (a period of time)
    • 新年前後好多人過關㗎。
      新年前后好多人过关㗎。
      san1 nin4 cin4 hau6 hou2 do1 jan4 gwo3 gwaan1 gaa3.
      Many people cross the border around the Lunar New Year.
  3. 副詞
    由頭​到​尾​；​夾埋​；​總共
    from start to finish; in total
    • 呢項工程由動工到完工，前後用咗五年時間。
      呢项工程由动工到完工，前后用咗五年时间。
      ni1 hong6 gung1 cing4 jau5 dung6 gung1 dou3 jyun4 gung1, cin4 hau6 jung6 zo2 ng5 nin4 si4 gaan3.
      From the beginning of construction to its completion, this project took five years in total.
  4. 近義詞
    總共
Definitions (Wiktionary)
  1. noun
    front and rear; before and after
  2. adv
    from beginning to end
  3. adv
    continuously; one after another; bit by bit; in turn; successively; in succession
  4. adv, of a point in or period of time
    around; about
    (syn.) 左右, 模樣, 大概, 光景, 参差, 约摸, 模样, 大抵, 約略, 參差, 约略, 約摸, 大約, 上下, 大致, 大约, 大約摸, 大率, 大约摸
Definitions (Kaifangcidian)
  1. （沒有對應漢語詞彙）
Definitions (HSK3.0)
  1. HSK3 三级词汇表 #551
Examples (Tatoeba—Mandarin-English)
  1. Mandarin
    汤姆把衣服前后穿反了。
    湯姆把衣服前後穿反了。
    tāng mǔ bǎ yī fu qián hòu chuān fǎn le 。
    • Tom put his things on back to front.
  2. Mandarin
    你的背心前后反了，得翻过来。
    你的背心前後反了，得翻過來。
    nǐ de bèi xīn qián hòu fǎn le ， dé fān guò lái 。
    • You need to reverse your vest, it's back to front.
Examples (粵典–words.hk)
  1. Cantonese
    篇文前后矛盾，都唔知边句先真。
    篇文前後矛盾，都唔知邊句先真。
    pin1 man2 cin4 hau6 maau4 teon5, dou1 m4 zi1 bin1 geoi3 sin1 zan1.
    • The article is inconsistent; I don't know which part can be trusted.
  2. Cantonese
    经期前后间唔中流啡冇乜嘢，但系如果持续两三个月，就去睇医生检查稳阵啲喇。
    經期前後間唔中流啡冇乜嘢，但係如果持續兩三個月，就去睇醫生檢查穩陣啲喇。
    ging1 kei4 cin4 hau6 gaan3 m4 zung1 lau4 fe1 mou5 mat1 je5, d日an6 hai6 jyu4 gwo2 ci4 zuk6 loeng2 saam1 go3 jyut6, zau6 heoi3 tai2 ji1 sang1 gim2 caa4 wan2 zan6 di1 laa3.
    • Occasional spotting around menstrual periods is usually trivial, but if it persists for two to three months, it is better to get checked up by a doctor.
  3. Cantonese
    呢个故事前后呼应。
    呢個故事前後呼應。
    ni1 go3 gu3 si6 cin4 hau6 fu1 jing3
    • The end of the story works in concert with the beginning.
  4. Cantonese
    五方五土龙神、前后地主财神
    五方五土龍神、前後地主財神
    ng5 fong1 ng5 tou2 lung4 san4, cin4 hau6 dei6 zyu2 coi4 san4
    • "Dragon Gods/Kings of Five Directions and Five Regions", "Lord of the Land of the Front and Back, the God of Wealth"
  5. Cantonese
    佢讲嘢前后矛盾，破绽百出。
    佢講嘢前後矛盾，破綻百出。
    keoi5 gong2 je5 cin4 hau6 maau4 teon5, po3 zaan6 baak3 ceot1.
    • His remark is full of contradictions and flaws.
Examples (Wiktionary)
  1. Mandarin
    我前后共买了五双鞋。
    我前後共買了五雙鞋。
    wǒ qián hòu gòng mǎi le wǔ shuāng xié ．
    • From beginning to end, I altogether bought five pairs of shoes.
  2. Mandarin
    后现代主义是上世纪50年代前后首先在西方涌动的一股文化潮流。
    後現代主義是上世紀50年代前後首先在西方湧動的一股文化潮流。
    hòu xiàn dài zhǔ yì shì shàng shì jì ５０ nián dài qián hòu shǒu xiān zài xī fāng yǒng dòng de yī gǔ wén huà cháo liú ．
    • Postmodernism is a cultural trend that first sprung up in the West sometime after the fifties.
  3. Mandarin
    藏文创制初期，每个音节的上下前后加字都发音，所以由复辅音构成的音节特别多，据统计仅嘉绒的音节，由复辅音声母构成的字词已达200多个。
    藏文創制初期，每個音節的上下前後加字都發音，所以由複輔音構成的音節特別多，據統計僅嘉絨的音節，由複輔音聲母構成的字詞已達200多個。
    zàng wén chuàng zhì chū qī ， měi ge yīn jié de shàng xià qián hòu jiā zì dōu fā yīn ， suǒ yǐ yóu fù fǔ yīn gòu chéng de yīn jié tè bié duō ， jù tǒng jì jǐn jiā róng de yīn jié ， yóu fù fǔ yīn shēng mǔ gòu chéng de zì cí yǐ dá ２００ duō ge ．
    • When written Tibetan was first created, every additional symbol added above, below, before, or after a syllable was pronounced, so there were many syllables with constructed with consonant clusters. According to one count, within the syllables of Rgyalrong, words with consonant clusters were as many as over 200.