zhī​qián HSK4

before

  • created sense approved 之前 · zhī​qián · before — "Initial import from upstream dictionary"

    之前

    zhī​qián

    before

    Placed after a time or action to mean "before", "prior to", or "ago".

    之 (literal) → 之 · zhī · [possessive] 前 (literal) → 前 · qián · before

    Changed: simplified, traditional, gloss, definition, pinyin, variant pinyin, variants, separable parts, decomposition

    created sense

  • created sense approved 之前 · zhī​qián · previously — "Initial import from upstream dictionary"

    之前

    zhī​qián

    previously

    Placed at the start of a sentence to refer to the time before what was just mentioned; previously; beforehand.

    之 (literal) → 之 · zhī · [possessive] 前 (literal) → 前 · qián · before

    Changed: simplified, traditional, gloss, definition, pinyin, variant pinyin, variants, separable parts, decomposition

    created sense

  • created sense approved 之前 · zhī​qián · in front of — "Initial import from upstream dictionary"

    之前

    zhī​qián

    in front of

    Before or in front of a specific place or person.

    之 (literal) → 之 · zhī · [possessive] 前 (literal) → 前 · qián · front

    Changed: simplified, traditional, gloss, definition, pinyin, variant pinyin, variants, separable parts, decomposition

    created sense