前 qián HSK1 in front Origin Definitions Defs Strokes Stroke Words Sentences Sents Showing: before All meanings 2,673 qián 2,673 before 2,108front 354to move forward 120former 58first 25future 16 Some sentences contain multiple meanings of 前, so totals are smaller than the sum of items. 2,108 sentences for 前 (qián — before) — page 70 of 106 1…6869707172…106 Go to page Go 我们最后一次访问了湾区，大约在3年前。 wǒmen zuìhòu yīcì fǎngwèn le wānqū, dàyuē zài3 niánqián. The last time we visited the Bay Area was about 3 years ago. Source: CCMatrix大约十年前医院开始使用自动水龙头。 dàyuē shí niánqián yīyuàn kāishǐ shǐyòng zìdòng shuǐlóngtou. Hospitals started using automatic faucets about ten years ago. Source: UM-Corpus: News两年前，我从一条郊区街道搬到另一条。 liǎng niánqián, wǒ cóng yī tiáo jiāoqū jiēdào bān dào lìngyī tiáo. Two years ago, I moved from one suburban street to another. Source: CCMatrix30年前，中国第一封电子邮件从北京发出。 30 niánqián, zhōngguó dìyī fēng diànzǐyóujiàn cóng běijīng fā chū. Thirty years ago, China's first email was sent from Beijing. Source: CCMatrix这是一个发生在三十年前的真实故事。 zhè shì yīge fāshēng zài sānshí niánqián de zhēnshí gùshi. This is a true story that happened thirty years ago. Source: CCMatrix十年前，我开始与一个黎巴嫩女人约会。 shí niánqián, wǒ kāishǐ yǔ yīge líbānèn nǚrén yuē huì. Ten years ago, I began dating a woman from Lebanon. Source: UM-Corpus: News两千年前，印度有两支截然不同的传统。 liǎngqiān niánqián, yìndù yǒu liǎng zhī jiéránbùtóng de chuántǒng. Two thousand years ago in India, there were two distinct traditions. Source: CCMatrix几年前我发现自己也处于同样的境地。 jǐ niánqián wǒ fāxiàn zìjǐ yě chǔyú tóngyàng de jìngdì. A few years ago I found myself in the same situation. Source: CCMatrix悉尼奥运三年前，他发现他患有糖尿病。 xīní àoyùn sān niánqián, tā fāxiàn tā huànyǒu tángniàobìng. Three years before the Sydney Olympics, he discovered he had diabetes. Source: CCMatrix几年前的一天，我坐在办公室里，门开着。 jǐ niánqián de yītiān, wǒ zuòzài bàngōngshì li, mén kāi zhe. Several years ago, I was sitting in my office with my door open. Source: CCMatrix大约在九年前，我一夜之间成了素食主义者。 dàyuē zài jiǔ niánqián, wǒ yīyèzhījiān chéng le sùshízhǔyìzhě. About nine years ago, I became a vegetarian overnight. Source: CCMatrix我不知道为什么我会记得几年前的某个人。 wǒ bùzhīdào wèishénme wǒ huì jì de jǐ niánqián de mǒu gèrén. I don’t know why I’d remember someone from years ago. Source: CCMatrix许多年前的一个平安夜，我静静地躺在床上。 xǔduō niánqián de yīge píng'ānyè, wǒ jìngjìng de tǎng zài chuángshang. On Christmas Eve, many years ago, I lay quietly in my bed. Source: CCMatrix一万五千年前这个山谷曾被冰川完全覆盖。 yī wàn wǔ qiān niánqián zhège shāngǔ céng bèi bīngchuān wánquán fùgài. 15,000 years ago this valley was completely covered by glaciers. Source: CCMatrix几年前，她在她的殡仪馆中增加了接待中心。 jǐ niánqián, tā zài tā de bìnyíguǎn zhōng zēngjiā le jiēdài zhōngxīn. A few years ago, she added a reception center to her funeral home. Source: CCMatrix我以前也很害羞，但一年前我改变了这一切。 wǒ yǐqián yě hěn hàixiū, dàn yī niánqián wǒ gǎibiàn le zhè yīqiè. I used to be shy too, but I changed all that about a year ago. Source: CCMatrix10年前，从上海坐火车到南京通常要4个多小时。 10 niánqián, cóng shànghǎi zuò huǒchē dào nánjīng tōngcháng yào4 ge duō xiǎoshí. Ten years ago, it normally took more than four hours to travel by train from Shanghai to Nanjing. Source: CCMatrix5000多年前，北非一带的居民已能制作玻璃器皿。 5000 duō niánqián, běifēi yīdài de jūmín yǐ néng zhìzuò bōli qìmǐn. More than 5000 years ago, the residents in Northern Africa were already able to make glassware. Source: CCMatrix很多年前我在海军的时候也处于类似的情况。 hěnduō niánqián wǒ zài hǎijūn de shíhou yě chǔyú lèisì de qíngkuàng. I was in a similar situation many years ago while I was in the Navy. Source: CCMatrix100年前人们对人类能飞起来这个观点嗤之以鼻。 100 niánqián rénmen duì rénlèi néng fēi qǐ lai zhège guāndiǎn chīzhīyǐbí. A hundred years ago people scoffed at the idea that man would ever fly. Source: UM-Corpus: Science 1…6869707172…106 Go to page Go