entries → 前者
TSUMUGU · TOCFL 6 (est.) · 詞
前者 word · TOCFL 6 (est.)
前者 =
ㄑㄧㄢˊ ㄓㄜˇ · qiánzhě
noun — the former (the first of two things just mentioned)

字源 FORM — what the parts do

before, earlier (前面)qián
the one that (記者)zhě
前者,前面的前,記者的者。