created sense approved 之前 · zhīqián · before — "Initial import from upstream dictionary"
之前
zhīqián
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 approved 之前 · zhīqián · previously — "Initial import from upstream dictionary"
之前
zhīqián
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 approved 之前 · zhīqián · in front of — "Initial import from upstream dictionary"
之前
zhīqián
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