nián​qián HSK5

years ago

年前 nián​qián
years ago measure word
referring to a point in time a certain number of years in the past
pre-New Year time word
the period of time shortly before the Lunar New Year

Every household does a thorough cleaning before the New Year.

year-end time word
by or at the end of the calendar or lunar year

We strive to complete this project before the end of the year.

Frequency

Movie subtitles
0.480 per million appears in 0% of films
Written text
17.8 per million

Details

HSK 3.0
Level 5

Sources

Definitions
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