前辈

• Pinyin: qián bèi
• Desglose de hanzi: 前 = 刖 (cut foot/move forward) + 刀 (knife) (front/before); 辈 = 非 (not) + 车 (chariot) (generation/cohort — those on the same road)

Significado

veterano/a; mayor; predecesor/a (con respeto)

A respectful term for someone who precedes you in experience, age, or professional standing. Not necessarily very old — a few years' seniority is enough. Widely used in professional, academic, and social contexts. Expresses deference and respect. Antonym: 后辈/晚辈.

Ejemplos

1. 他经常主动向行业前辈请教，虚心汲取他们数十年积累的宝贵实践经验与行业洞见。
2. 这位前辈在关键时刻伸出援手，帮助刚入行的她渡过了事业起步阶段最艰难的一段低谷期。
3. 前辈们用汗水与智慧奠定的学科基础，是后来者站在更高起点上不断突破创新的重要依托与保障。

Guía de uso

Contexto: professional, academic, social, mentorship

Tono: respectful

Correcto

• 作为行业新人，他深知向前辈学习的重要性，利用一切机会旁听老专家的研讨会和内部分享会。(As a newcomer to the industry, he understood the importance of learning from seniors, seizing every opportunity to sit in on seminars and internal sharing sessions held by veteran experts.)
• 这位前辈退休后仍坚持为年轻科研人员提供指导，以自己一生的学术积淀持续滋养着这个学科的成长。(Even after retirement, this senior figure continued to provide guidance to young researchers, sustaining the growth of the discipline with a lifetime of academic accumulation.)

Incorrecto

• 这栋建筑的前辈是一座古庙 — 前辈 refers exclusively to people, not objects or buildings; use 前身 for the predecessor of an institution or structure

Origen e historia

前 (front/before) + 辈 (generation/peer group) — those of the generation before; predecessors in a generational or professional sense

Contexto cultural

Generación: All ages

Contexto social: Universal