What does 前科 mean in Chinese?

前科 (qián kē) means "criminal record; previous convictions" in Chinese.

How do you pronounce 前科?

前科 is pronounced "qián kē" in Mandarin Chinese. It is made up of 2 syllables.

前科 is not part of the HSK vocabulary lists. It may be a specialized or advanced word.

前科 is made up of the characters 前, 科. Each character has its own meaning and can appear in other words.

You can practice writing 前科 using our stroke order tool.

前科

qián kē

criminal record; previous convictions

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前科 is not on the HSK 2.0 lists or the new exam syllabus.

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