年前 niánqián HSK5 years ago Origin Definitions Defs Strokes Stroke Words Sentences Sents niánqián years ago · last year 年 nián noun year a year or the duration of a year; also used to describe annual or yearly occurrences前 qián prepositionlocative before (bound form) ago; before; earlier; previouslyniánqián before the New Year 年 nián noun New Year the New Year festival or relating to the New Year holiday前 qián prepositionlocative before (bound form) ago; before; earlier; previously