前缀

前綴

qiánzhuì

noun #49,450

Meanings

1 prefix (linguistics)
2 prefix (on a code, number or name)

Characters

to stitch on; to attach

Examples

HSK 4

在汉语里，“老”可以作前缀，比如“老虎”。

Zài Hànyǔ lǐ, " lǎo " kěyǐ zuò qiánzhuì, bǐrú " lǎohǔ ".

In Chinese, lǎo can act as a prefix, as in lǎohǔ, "tiger".

HSK 5

这个系统里所有文件名都要加上日期作前缀。

Zhège xìtǒng lǐ suǒyǒu wénjiànmíng dōu yào jiāshàng rìqī zuò qiánzhuì.

In this system every file name has to start with the date as a prefix.

Tips

memory

前 "in front" + 缀 "to stitch on": a piece stitched on in front. Its partner is 后缀, suffix, and both are 词缀, affixes. Chinese has only a handful of true prefixes, such as 老 in 老师 and 阿 in 阿姨.

Stroke Order

前 qián

缀 zhuì