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title: "Qianxi Meaning: 前夕 (eve) or 迁徙 (to migrate)?"
description: "前夕 (qiánxī) means “eve; the day before”. Not the qianxi you heard? See 迁徙. Hear its tones, see what 前 and 夕 each mean and a real sentence that uses it."
canonical: "https://mandarinthewild.com/meaning/qianxi"
published: "2026-10-21"
updated: "2026-11-06"
author: "Mandarin The Wild"
---

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# What does 前夕 mean?

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前夕 qiánxī

## eve; the day before

## Its characters

1. 前 qián front
2. 夕 xī night

## In a sentence

春节前夕，火车站里挤满了人。 On the eve of the Spring Festival, the train station was packed with people.

[More about 前夕](https://mandarinthewild.com/words/%E5%89%8D%E5%A4%95)

## Other words said qianxi

- [迁徙qiānxǐto migrate](https://mandarinthewild.com/words/%E8%BF%81%E5%BE%99)

## More words with 前 or 夕

- [此前 cǐqián](https://mandarinthewild.com/meaning/ciqian)
- [从前 cóngqián](https://mandarinthewild.com/meaning/congqian)
- [当前 dāngqián](https://mandarinthewild.com/meaning/dangqian)
- [面前 miànqián](https://mandarinthewild.com/meaning/mianqian)
- [目前 mùqián](https://mandarinthewild.com/meaning/muqian)
- [前辈 qiánbèi](https://mandarinthewild.com/meaning/qianbei)
- [前方 qiánfāng](https://mandarinthewild.com/meaning/qianfang)
- [前后 qiánhòu](https://mandarinthewild.com/meaning/qianhou)
- [前进 qiánjìn](https://mandarinthewild.com/meaning/qianjin)
- [前景 qiánjǐng](https://mandarinthewild.com/meaning/qianjing)

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