| 前 |
qián xiàn | front line / military front / workface / cutting edge |
| 前 |
qián | front / forward / ahead / first / top (followed by a number) / future / ago / before / BC (e.g. 前293年) / former / formerly |
| 线 |
xiàn | variant of 线 |
| 线 |
xiàn | thread / string / wire / line / CL:条,股,根 / (after a number) tier (unofficial ranking of a Chinese city) |