Then Pilate took Jesus and had Him flogged. The soldiers twisted together a crown of thorns, put it on His head, and dressed Him in a purple robe. And they went up to Him again and again, saying, “Hail, King of the Jews!” and slapping Him in the face.
上前
to advance; to step forward
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Meaning and common use
to advance; to step forward
How 上前 actually appears in real sentences.
These sentences are copied from the Tatoeba corpus, so they are real usage rather than generated text. 上前 appears in 4 of the 89,190 sentences we searched. Sentences without a published English translation are shown in Chinese only.
No published English translation for this sentence.
No published English translation for this sentence.
Words that keep company with 上前.
Counted from the same corpus: the word that most often comes directly before, and directly after, 上前.
Directly before
- 骑士上前1
- 他们上前1
- 提步上前1
Directly after
- 上前一步1
- 上前一遍1
- 上前磕1
Where this entry comes from
The HSK level, part of speech, and pronunciation come from the HSK 3.1 vocabulary syllabus. The English definitions come from CC-CEDICT. Corpus sentences, collocations, and the frequency figure come from the Tatoeba Chinese sentence export and are counted rather than written, so nothing on this page is invented. Usage notes and the hand-written examples that appear higher up exist only for a handful of entries.
Definitions from CC-CEDICT, licensed CC BY-SA 4.0. Vocabulary levels and parts of speech from the HSK 3.1 syllabus. This compiled dictionary is shared under the same CC BY-SA 4.0 licence.
About 上前
What does 上前 mean in Chinese?
上前 (shàngqián) means to advance; to step forward.
How do you pronounce 上前?
上前 is pronounced shàngqián.
Is 上前 an HSK word?
上前 is on the list of the HSK 3.1 vocabulary syllabus.
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