前 qián front / forward / ahead / first / top (followed by a number) / future / ago / before / BC (e.g. 前293年) / former / formerly 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 前景 qián jǐng foreground / vista / (future) prospects / perspective syn 前途 qián tú prospects / future outlook / journey 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" 出息 chū xi future prospects / profit / to mature / to grow up syn 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.) 以后 以後 yǐ hòu after / later / afterwards / following / later on / in the future syn 将会 將會 jiāng huì auxiliary verb introducing future action: may (be able to) / will (cause) / should (enable) / going to 近期 jìn qī near in time / in the near future / very soon / recent syn 今后 今後 jīn hòu hereafter / henceforth / in the future / from now on syn 日后 日後 rì hòu sometime / someday (in the future) syn 到时 到時 dào shí at that (future) time syn 往后 往後 wǎng hòu from now on / in the future / time to come syn 往前 wǎng qián (in) the past / ahead / forward / in the future 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 传承 傳承 chuán chéng to pass on (to future generations) / passed on (from former times) / a continued tradition / an inheritance syn 前程 qián chéng future (career etc) prospects syn 后头 後頭 hòu tou behind / the back / the rear / later / afterwards / (in) the future 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] 有朝一日 yǒu zhāo yī rì one day / sometime in the future 后事 後事 hòu shì future events / and what happened next... (in fiction) / funeral arrangements syn 弥勒 彌勒 mí lè Maitreya, the future Bodhisattva, to come after Shakyamuni Buddha 愿景 願景 yuàn jǐng vision (of the future) 圆梦 圓夢 yuán mèng to fulfill one's dream / (divination) to predict the future by interpreting a dream / oneiromancy syn 断送 斷送 duàn sòng to forfeit (future profit, one's life etc) / ruined syn 备查 備查 bèi chá for future reference 无期 無期 wú qī unspecified period / in the indefinite future / no fixed time / indefinite sentence (i.e. life imprisonment) 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 来日 來日 lái rì future days / (literary) the next day / (old) past days 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 大有可为 大有可為 dà yǒu kě wéi with great prospects for the future (idiom) / well worth doing syn 后任 後任 hòu rèn successor / to take up a position subsequently as ... / (attributive) future / subsequent syn 遥想 遙想 yáo xiǎng to think about (the distant past or future) 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 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 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 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 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 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 康庄大道 康莊大道 kāng zhuāng dà dào broad and open road (idiom) / fig. brilliant future prospects syn 童养媳 童養媳 tóng yǎng xí child bride / girl adopted into a family as future daughter-in-law 在未来 在未來 zài wèi lái in the future 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 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 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 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 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 下世 xià shì to die / future incarnation / next life / to be born / to come into the world / future generation syn 不受气候变化影响 bù shòu qì hòu biàn huà yǐng xiǎng climate-proofing 通道检验 通道檢驗 tòng dào jiǎn yàn lane proofing 武器验印 武器驗印 proof process / weapon proofing 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? 备而不用 備而不用 bèi ér bù yòng have sth ready just in case / keep sth for possible future use syn 经济前途 經濟前途 jīng jì qián tú economic future / economic outlook 下辈 下輩 xià bèi offspring / future generations / younger generation of a family / junior members of a group syn 事必有兆 shì bì yǒu zhào future events always have an omen (idiom) 人无远虑，必有近忧 人無遠慮，必有近憂 rén wú yuǎn lǜ , bì yǒu jìn yōu He who gives no thought to far-flung problems soon finds suffering nearby (idiom, from Analects). / Smug concentration on the here and now will lead to future sorrow. 前事不忘，后事之师 前事不忘，後事之師 qián shì bù wàng , hòu shì zhī shī don't forget past events, they can guide you in future (idiom) / benefit from past experience 前景可期 qián jǐng kě qī to have a promising future / to have bright prospects 卜占 bǔ zhān to divine / to prophesy / to foretell the future 危而不持 wēi ér bù chí national danger, but no support (idiom, from Analects) / the future of the nation is at stake but no-one comes to the rescue 有子存焉 yǒu zǐ cún yān I still have sons, don't I? / fig. future generations will continue the work 有朝 yǒu zhāo one day / sometime in the future 未来式 未來式 wèi lái shì future tense 未来业绩 未來業績 wèi lái yè jì future yield (of investment) 欲取姑与 欲取姑與 yù qǔ gū yǔ to make concessions for the sake of future gains (idiom) 温故而知新 溫故而知新 wēn gù ér zhī xīn to review the old and know the new (idiom, from the Analects) / to recall the past to understand the future 童养媳妇 童養媳婦 tóng yǎng xí fù child bride / girl adopted into a family as future daughter-in-law 贻燕 貽燕 yí yàn to leave peace for the future generations 项庄舞剑，意在沛公 項莊舞劍，意在沛公 xiàng zhuāng wǔ jiàn , yì zài pèi gōng lit. Xiang Zhuang performs the sword dance, but his mind is set on Liu Bang 劉邦|刘邦[Liu2 Bang1] (idiom) / refers to 206 BC plot to murder Liu Bang, aka Duke of Pei 沛公[Pei4 gong1] and the future Han emperor, during a sword dance at the Hongmen feast 鴻門宴|鸿门宴[Hong2 men2 yan4] / an elaborate deception to hide malicious intent 未来问题工作队 wèi lái wèn tí gōng zuò duì Task Force on the Future 秘书长科索沃未来地位进程特使办公室 Office of the Special Envoy of the Secretary-General for the future status process for Kosovo 科索沃前途联盟 kē suǒ wò qián tú lián méng Alliance for the Future of Kosovo 社会发展委员会未来工作组 Working Group on the Future of the Commission for Social Development 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 秘书长科索沃未来地位进程问题特使 Special Envoy of the Secretary-General for the future status process for Kosovo 累积未来服务福利 accrued future services benefit 为了更美好将来贝尔格莱德宣言 Declaration of Belgrade for a Better Future 联合国消除或减少未来无国籍问题会议 United Nations Conference on the Elimination or Reduction of Future Statelessness 未来行动股 Future Operations Unit 泛非儿童前途问题论坛 fàn fēi r tóng qián tú wèn tí lùn tán Pan-African Forum on the Future of Children 共创未来 Developing the Future Together 海地未来世界首脑会议 World Summit for the Future of Haiti 未来行动后勤干事 Logistics Future Operations Officer 今后活动纲要 Outline of Future Activities 梵蒂冈儿童和未来问题国际会议 梵蒂岡兒童和未來問題國際會議 International Vatican Conference on Children and the Future 