前沿

Traditional form:

前沿

Pinyin (reading):

qiányán

Definitions:

• (military) forward position
• frontier; cutting-edge; forefront

Characters:

• 前 - in front, forward; former, preceding
• 沿 - to follow a course, to go along

Traditional characters:

• 前 - in front, forward; former, preceding
• 沿 - to follow a course, to go along