qián zhàodictionary entry
DEFINITION CC-CEDICT
omen / prior indication / first sign
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Original source entry:

前兆 前兆 [qian2 zhao4] /omen/prior indication/first sign/

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Reference information

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  • 前
    qián

    front / forward / ahead / first / top (followed by a number) / future / ago / before / BC (e.g. 前293年) / former / formerly

  • 兆
    zhào

    (bound form) omen / to foretell / million / mega- / (Tw) trillion / tera- / (old) billion

    Zhào

    surname Zhao

Reference definitions from CC-CEDICT.