前列

qiánliè

noun #27,970

Meanings

HSK 3

她在班级成绩中一直保持前列。

Tā zài bānjí chéngjī zhōng yīzhí bǎochí qiánliè.

She has always maintained a leading position in class grades.

HSK 7-9

中国在可再生能源领域处于世界前列。

Zhōngguó zài kězàishēng néngyuán lǐngyù chǔyú shìjiè qiánliè.

China is at the forefront of the world in the field of renewable energy.

usage

前列 also appears in the medical term 前列腺 - 'prostate (gland)'. In everyday use, 前列 means 'the front ranks' or 'forefront'.

memory

前 = front plus 列 = row/rank → the front row.

前 qián

列 liè