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之前

Word

before; earlier than a time or an event

zhī qián

zhi1qian2HSK 4

Meaning

  1. before; earlier than a time or an event
  2. ago; after a time word to say how long before now

Examples

  • 晚饭之前我喝了茶。

    wǎn fàn zhī qián wǒ hē le chá

    Before dinner, I drank tea.

    AI-generated sentence

  • 我一年之前学过汉语。

    wǒ yì nián zhī qián xué guo hàn yǔ

    I studied Chinese a year ago.

    AI-generated sentence

Characters in 之前

之zhī前qián

Words with 之前

在此之前zài cǐ zhī qiánbefore thatWord在这之前zài zhè zhī qiánbefore thenWord
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