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前途

qián tú · qian tu

Same in simplified and traditional Chinese

HSK 4Old HSK 5

Meaning

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  1. prospects
  2. future outlook
  3. journey
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A job with no future

  1. Liangliang

    灯灯(dēngdēng)，你(nǐ)怎么(zěnme)天天(tiāntiān)看(kàn)招聘(zhāopìn)网站(wǎngzhàn)？

    Dengdeng, why do you look at job sites every day?

  2. Dengdeng

    我们(wǒmen)公司(gōngsī)没有(méiyǒu)前途(qiántú)，我(wǒ)想(xiǎng)换(huàn)工作(gōngzuò)。

    My company has no future. I want to change jobs.

  3. Liangliang

    怎么会(zěnmehuì)？你(nǐ)不是(bùshì)刚(gāng)升职(shēngzhí)吗(ma)？

    How come? Did you not just get promoted?

  4. Dengdeng

    对(duì)，可是(kěshì)老板(lǎobǎn)说(shuō)下个月(xiàgèyuè)公司(gōngsī)就(jiù)关门(guānmén)了(le)。

    Yes, but the boss says the company closes next month.

  5. Liangliang

    那(nà)你(nǐ)要(yào)找(zhǎo)个(gè)有(yǒu)前途(qiántú)的(de)公司(gōngsī)！

    Then you should find a company with a future!

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In a sentence

2 examples
01

大(dà)好(hǎo)的(de)前(qián)途(tú)摆(bǎi)在(zài)他(tā)面(miàn)前(qián)。

A brilliant future lay before him.

Tatoeba: Chinese by fucongcong · English by CK · CC BY 2.0 FR. Pinyin added or corrected.

02

他(tā)是(shì)一(yí)位(wèi)有(yǒu)前(qián)途(tú)的(de)学(xué)生(sheng)。

He is a promising student.

Tatoeba: Chinese by sadhen · English by sundown · CC BY 2.0 FR. Pinyin added or corrected.

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