| 在 |
zài qián | ahead / formerly / in the past |
| 在 |
zài | to exist; to be alive / (of sb or sth) to be (located) at / (used before a verb to indicate an action in progress) |
| 前 |
qián | front / forward / ahead / first / top (followed by a number) / future / ago / before / BC (e.g. 前293年) / former / formerly |