前后

qiánhòu

around (a certain time); about, from beginning to end (in time), in front and behind, people or things of the same kind in succession

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qian2 hou4

around, from beginning to end, all around, front and rear

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前后

qián hòu

（时间接近） around; about:

春节前后 around the Spring Festival

（自始至终） from start to finish; from beginning to end; altogether:

这篇小说从动笔到定稿，前后用了一年时间。 The novel took a year to write altogether, from start to finish.

他前后来过四五次。 He has been here four or five times altogether.

（前面和后面） front and back:

受到前后围攻 be attacked both front and back; be caught between two fires;

房子前后都是果树。 There are fruit trees in front and at the back of the house.

前后摆动 swing;

前后比 front-to-back ratio;

前后肠 ileocolon;

前后车轴架 rear and front axle stand;

前后重叠 forward lap;

前后次序 succession;

前后颠簸 piching;

前后关系 context;

前后弧焊 tandem arc weld;

前后换置式装载机 alternative front or rear loader;

前后间距 fore-and-aft clearance;

前后距离 longitudinal separation;

前后两用刀架 tool-post for front and rear slide;

前后列柱建筑 amphiprostyle;

前后倾斜计 fore-and-aft inclinometer;

前后双扳机 double-set trigger;

前后通风 cross ventilation;

前后相互影响 front-to-back effect

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前後|前后 [qián hòu] ► around ► from beginning to end ► all around ► front and rear