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前任

qián rèn · qian ren

Same in simplified and traditional Chinese

HSK 7–9

Meaning

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  1. predecessor
  2. ex-
  3. former
  4. ex (spouse etc)
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The last tenant's box

  1. Dengdeng

    我们(wǒmen)家(jiā)的(de)前任(qiánrèn)房客(fángkè)留下(liúxià)了(le)一个(yīgè)箱子(xiāngzi)。

    The previous tenant of our home left a box behind.

  2. Liangliang

    前任(qiánrèn)房客(fángkè)留下(liúxià)什么(shénme)了(le)？

    What did the previous tenant leave?

  3. Dengdeng

    打开(dǎkāi)看看(kànkan)。全(quán)是(shì)书(shū)和(hé)一把(yībǎ)吉他(jítā)。

    Let's open it. It's all books and a guitar.

  4. Liangliang

    那(nà)我们(wǒmen)要(yào)还给(huángěi)前任(qiánrèn)房客(fángkè)吗(ma)？

    Should we give it back to the previous tenant?

  5. Dengdeng

    我(wǒ)给(gěi)他(tā)打电话(dǎdiànhuà)了(le)，他(tā)说(shuō)送给(sònggěi)我们(wǒmen)了(le)，还(hái)说(shuō)吉他(jítā)很(hěn)好弹(hǎotán)。

    I phoned him. He said it is ours now, and the guitar is easy to play.

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In a sentence

2 examples
01

她(tā)偶(ǒu)尔(ěr)还(hái)会(huì)和(hé)前(qián)任(rèn)一(yì)起(qǐ)吃(chī)饭(fàn)。

She occasionally still has meals with her ex.

02

新(xīn)经(jīng)理(lǐ)比(bǐ)前(qián)任(rèn)更(gèng)注(zhù)重(zhòng)团(tuán)队(duì)合(hé)作(zuò)。

The new manager pays more attention to teamwork than his predecessor.

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