眼前

yǎnqián

noun HSK 3 #2,610

Meanings

1 before one's eyes
2 at present; right now

Characters

before; in front of

Literally 'before the eyes' — can mean physically in front of you or the current moment.

Examples

眼前一片黑暗。

Yǎnqián yī piàn hēi'àn.

Everything before my eyes was darkness.

我们先解决眼前的问题。

Wǒmen xiān jiějué yǎnqián de wèntí.

Let's solve the immediate problem first.

美丽的风景就在眼前。

Měilì de fēngjǐng jiù zài yǎnqián.

The beautiful scenery is right before our eyes.

Stroke Order

眼 yǎn

前 qián