Taivo A Taiwan Mandarin dictionary

前身

qiánshēn

ㄑㄧㄢˊ ㄕㄣ

  1. 1forerunner
  2. 2predecessor
  3. 3precursor
  4. 4previous incarnation (Buddhism)
  5. 5jacket front
Example

軟盤是硬盤的前身。

ruǎnpán shì yìngpán de qiánshēn

Floppy disks are the predecessor of hard disks.

Keep 前身 and it comes back until you know it.

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