| 1 [indicating one thing behind another, or one action after another]: |
| | 前街后巷 front street and back lane |
| | 前思后想 think over again and again |
| | 前松后紧 be slack at the beginning and have to speed up towards the end |
| | 前有大河,后有追兵。 There was a great river in front of us, and pursuing troops were closing in from behind. |