前言

Traditional form:

前言

Pinyin (reading):

qiányán

Definitions:

• preface; foreword; introduction; preamble
• earlier remarks; earlier words
• (literary) words of the ancient thinkers

Characters:

• 前 - in front, forward; former, preceding
• 言 - words, speech; to speak, to say

Traditional characters:

• 前 - in front, forward; former, preceding
• 言 - words, speech; to speak, to say