眼前 (yǎnqián) means At present (now - before one's eyes). Below are 5 sentences on this site that use it — with pinyin, an English translation and audio. All of them were written by hand; none is machine generated.
Dictionary examples
眼前 是辽阔的大海。
Yǎnqián shì liáokuò de dàhǎi.
Before us stretched the vast sea.
Dictionary example · HSK 6 · 辽阔
眼前 是茫茫的大海。
Yǎnqián shì mángmáng de dàhǎi.
Before us was the boundless sea.
Dictionary example · HSK 6 · 茫茫
眼前 是一片广阔的草原。
Yǎnqián shì yí piàn guǎngkuò de cǎoyuán.
Before us lay a vast grassland.
Dictionary example · HSK 6 · 广阔
不要把眼光局限在 眼前 。
Bú yào bǎ yǎnguāng júxiàn zài yǎnqián.
Do not limit your view to what is right in front of you.
Dictionary example · HSK 6 · 局限
眼前 是一片壮丽的山河。
Yǎnqián shì yí piàn zhuànglì de shānhé.
Before us lay a magnificent landscape.
Dictionary example · HSK 6 · 壮丽
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How is 眼前 used in a sentence?
This page shows 5 sentences using 眼前 (yǎnqián, "At present (now - before one's eyes)"), each with pinyin, an English translation and audio. Every one of them was written by hand for this site.
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