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前程

qián chéng · qian cheng

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Meaning

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  1. future (career etc) prospects
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Fortune at the night market

  1. Dengdeng

    亮亮(liàngliàng)，我们(wǒmen)去(qù)算算命(suànsuànmìng)吧(ba)！

    Liangliang, let us go get our fortunes told!

  2. Liangliang

    算命(suànmìng)？这个(zhège)摊位(tānwèi)一次(yīcì)十块钱(shíkuàiqián)。

    Fortune telling? This stall charges ten yuan a time.

  3. Dengdeng

    先生(xiānsheng)说(shuō)我的(wǒde)前程(qiánchéng)一片光明(yīpiànguāngmíng)。

    The fortune teller said my future is bright.

  4. Liangliang

    那(nà)我的(wǒde)前程(qiánchéng)呢(ne)？

    And my future?

  5. Dengdeng

    他(tā)说(shuō)你的(nǐde)前程(qiánchéng)，要(yào)先(xiān)付(fù)十块钱(shíkuàiqián)。

    He said your future needs ten yuan first.

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In a sentence

2 examples
01

有(yǒu)时(shí)我(wǒ)们(men)必(bì)须(xū)回(huí)望(wàng)过(guò)去(qù)，才(cái)能(néng)看(kàn)清(qīng)前(qián)程(chéng)。

Sometimes we need to look back to know where we are going to.

Tatoeba: Chinese by nickyeow · English by CM · CC BY 2.0 FR. Simplified Chinese conversion; Pinyin added or corrected.

02

祝(zhù)你(nǐ)在(zài)新(xīn)的(de)工(gōng)作(zuò)岗(gǎng)位(wèi)上(shàng)前(qián)程(chéng)似(sì)锦(jǐn)。

Wishing you a bright future in your new position.

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