前 qián front / forward / ahead / first / top (followed by a number) / future / ago / before / BC (e.g. 前293年) / former / formerly syn 以后 以後 yǐ hòu after / later / afterwards / following / later on / in the future syn 未来 未來 wèi lái future / tomorrow / CL:個|个[ge4] / approaching / coming / pending syn 将来 將來 jiāng lái in the future / future / the future / CL:個|个[ge4] syn 前途 qián tú prospects / future outlook / journey syn 今后 今後 jīn hòu hereafter / henceforth / in the future / from now on syn 往后 往後 wǎng hòu from now on / in the future / time to come syn 后代 後代 hòu dài descendant / progeny / posterity / later ages / later generations syn 早晚 zǎo wǎn morning and evening / (in reference to sth that is bound to happen) sooner or later / one of these days / (coll.) (this, or that) point of time / (dialect) at some time in the future syn 前程 qián chéng future (career etc) prospects syn 前景 qián jǐng foreground / vista / (future) prospects / perspective syn 后头 後頭 hòu tou behind / the back / the rear / later / afterwards / (in) the future syn 近期 jìn qī near in time / in the near future / very soon / recent syn 有朝一日 yǒu zhāo yī rì one day / sometime in the future 出息 chū xi future prospects / profit / to mature / to grow up syn 世家 shì jiā family influential for generations / aristocratic family syn 日后 日後 rì hòu sometime / someday (in the future) syn 爷们 爺們 yé men menfolk (collective term for men of different generations) / husbands and their fathers etc syn 到时 到時 dào shí at that (future) time syn 后事 後事 hòu shì future events / and what happened next... (in fiction) / funeral arrangements syn 断送 斷送 duàn sòng to forfeit (future profit, one's life etc) / ruined syn 世代 shì dài for many generations / generation / era / age syn 葬送 zàng sòng to hold a funeral procession and burial / to give sb a final send-off / (fig.) to ruin (one's future prospects etc) syn 前世 qián shì previous generations / previous incarnation (Buddhism) syn 传承 傳承 chuán chéng to pass on (to future generations) / passed on (from former times) / a continued tradition / an inheritance syn 无期 無期 wú qī unspecified period / in the indefinite future / no fixed time / indefinite sentence (i.e. life imprisonment) syn 后世 後世 hòu shì later generations syn 上辈子 上輩子 shàng bèi zi one's ancestors / past generations / a former incarnation syn 流芳百世 liú fāng bǎi shì (of one's name, reputation etc) to be immortalized (idiom) / to leave a mark for generations to come syn 后顾之忧 後顧之憂 hòu gù zhī yōu fears of trouble in the rear (idiom) / family worries (obstructing freedom of action) / worries about the future consequences / often in negative expressions, meaning "no worries about anything" 大有可为 大有可為 dà yǒu kě wéi with great prospects for the future (idiom) / well worth doing syn 大有作为 大有作為 dà yǒu zuò wéi to accomplish much / to have good prospects / to have a promising future syn 历代 歷代 lì dài successive generations / successive dynasties / past dynasties syn 圆梦 圓夢 yuán mèng to fulfill one's dream / (divination) to predict the future by interpreting a dream / oneiromancy syn 遥遥无期 遙遙無期 yáo yáo wú qī far in the indefinite future (idiom) / so far away it seems forever syn 空中楼阁 空中樓閣 kōng zhōng lóu gé pavilion in the air (idiom) / unrealistic Utopian construction / castles in Spain / imaginary future plans syn 康庄大道 康莊大道 kāng zhuāng dà dào broad and open road (idiom) / fig. brilliant future prospects syn 后任 後任 hòu rèn successor / to take up a position subsequently as ... / (attributive) future / subsequent syn 继往开来 繼往開來 jì wǎng kāi lái to follow the past and herald the future (idiom) / part of a historical transition / forming a bridge between earlier and later stages syn 鸿门宴 鴻門宴 hóng mén yàn Hongmen feast / (fig.) banquet set up with the aim of murdering a guest / refers to a famous episode in 206 BC when future Han emperor Liu Bang 劉邦|刘邦[Liu2 Bang1] escaped attempted murder by his rival Xiang Yu 項羽|项羽[Xiang4 Yu3] syn 祖祖辈辈 祖祖輩輩 zǔ zǔ bèi bèi for generations / from generation to generation syn 远期 遠期 yuǎn qī long-term / at a fixed date in the future (e.g. for repayment) / abbr. for 遠期合約|远期合约[yuan3 qi1 he2 yue1] 弥勒 彌勒 mí lè Maitreya, the future Bodhisattva, to come after Shakyamuni Buddha 承前启后 承前啟後 chéng qián qǐ hòu to follow the past and herald the future (idiom) / part of a historical transition / forming a bridge between earlier and later stages syn 童养媳 童養媳 tóng yǎng xí child bride / girl adopted into a family as future daughter-in-law 将会 將會 jiāng huì auxiliary verb introducing future action: may (be able to) / will (cause) / should (enable) / going to 往前 wǎng qián (in) the past / ahead / forward / in the future 亲子 親子 qīn zǐ parent and child / parent-child (relationship) / two successive generations 三代 sān dài three generations of a family / the three earliest dynasties (Xia, Shang and Zhou) 愿景 願景 yuàn jǐng vision (of the future) 备查 備查 bèi chá for future reference 来日 來日 lái rì future days / (literary) the next day / (old) past days syn 遥想 遙想 yáo xiǎng to think about (the distant past or future) syn 传家 傳家 chuán jiā to pass on through the generations 芝兰 芝蘭 zhī lán lit. iris and orchid / fig. exalted sentiments / (expr. of praise for noble character, beautiful surrounding, future prospects etc) syn 留传 留傳 liú chuán to bequeath (to later generations) / a legacy 后生可畏 後生可畏 hòu shēng kě wèi the young will be redoubtable in the years to come (idiom) / the younger generations will surpass us in time syn 守业 守業 shǒu yè to preserve one's heritage / to defend the accomplishments of previous generations / to carry on the good work / to keep one's business going 在未来 在未來 zài wèi lái in the future 辈 輩 bèi lifetime / generation / group of people / class / classifier for generations / (literary) classifier for people syn 世世代代 shì shì dài dài for many generations syn 鹏程万里 鵬程萬里 péng chéng wàn lǐ the fabled roc flies ten thousand miles (idiom) / one's future prospects are brilliant syn 未来学 未來學 wèi lái xué future studies 抓周 zhuā zhōu custom of placing a variety of articles (writing brush, abacus etc) before an infant on its first birthday to see which one he or she picks up (The article chosen is supposed to be an indication of the child's inclinations, future career etc.) 彖 tuàn to foretell the future using the trigrams of the Book of Changes 易經|易经 锦绣前程 錦繡前程 jǐn xiù qián chéng bright future / bright prospects 思前想后 思前想後 sī qián xiǎng hòu to consider past cause and future effect (idiom) / to think over the past and future / to ponder over reasons and connection syn 温故知新 溫故知新 wēn gù zhī xīn to review the old and know the new (idiom, from the Analects) / to recall the past to understand the future syn 下世 xià shì to die / future incarnation / next life / to be born / to come into the world / future generation syn 光前裕后 光前裕後 guāng qián yù hòu to bring honor to one's ancestors and benefit future generations (idiom) syn 世代交替 shì dài jiāo tì alternation of generations 来日方长 來日方長 lái rì fāng cháng the future is long (idiom) / there will be ample time for that later / We'll cross that bridge when we get there 及时行乐 及時行樂 jí shí xíng lè to enjoy the present (idiom) / to live happily with no thought for the future / make merry while you can / carpe diem 承上起下 chéng shàng qǐ xià to follow the past and herald the future (idiom) / part of a historical transition / forming a bridge between earlier and later stages 欲取姑予 yù qǔ gū yǔ variant of 欲取姑與|欲取姑与[yu4 qu3 gu1 yu3] / to make concessions for the sake of future gains (idiom) 祸福无常 禍福無常 huò fú wú cháng disaster and happiness do not follow rules (idiom) / future blessings and misfortunes are unpredictable 纵虎归山 縱虎歸山 zòng hǔ guī shān lit. to let the tiger return to the mountain / fig. to store up future calamities syn 芝兰玉树 芝蘭玉樹 zhī lán yù shù lit. orchids and jade trees (idiom) / fig. a child with splendid future prospects 鉴往知来 鑒往知來 jiàn wǎng zhī lái to observe the past to foresee the future (idiom, taken loosely from Book of Songs) / studying ancient wisdom gives insight into what is to come 阳关大道 陽關大道 yáng guān dà dào (lit.) the road through Yangguan 陽關|阳关[Yang2 guan1] / (fig.) wide open road / bright future syn 当代人对后代人的责任宣言 當代人對後代人的責任宣言 Declaration on the Responsibilities of the Present Generations towards Future Generations 有子存焉 yǒu zǐ cún yān I still have sons, don't I? / fig. future generations will continue the work 贻燕 貽燕 yí yàn to leave peace for the future generations 让子孙后代生活更美好阿姆斯特丹宣言 Amsterdam Declaration on a Better Life for Future Generations 未来世代权利基金会 未來世代權利基金會 Foundation for the Rights of Future Generations 国家为今世后代保护自然的历史责任 國家為今世後代保護自然的歷史責任 Historical responsibility of States for the preservation of nature for present and future generations 子孙后代权利宣言 子孫後代權利宣言 Bill of Rights for Future Generations 垂范 垂範 chuí fàn (literary) to set a shining example (for one's subordinates or future generations) syn 前途未卜 qián tú wèi bǔ hanging in the balance / the future is hard to forecast / ¿Qué serà? / who knows what the future holds? 三代同堂 sān dài tóng táng three generations under one roof 同堂 tóng táng to live under the same roof (of different generations) 四世同堂 sì shì tóng táng four generations under one roof (idiom) 守成 shǒu chéng to preserve the accomplishments of previous generations / to carry on the good work of one's predecessors 留芳千古 liú fāng qiān gǔ a good reputation to last down the generations 留芳百世 liú fāng bǎi shì a good reputation to last a hundred generations 积祖 積祖 jī zǔ many generations of ancestors 贻范古今 貽範古今 yí fàn gǔ jīn to leave an example for all generations 富不过三代 富不過三代 fù bù guò sān dài wealth never survives three generations (idiom) 被偷世代 bèi tōu shì dài stolen generations 