年前 niánqián HSK5 years ago Origin Definitions Defs Strokes Stroke Words Sentences Sents 五百年前是一家 wǔbǎiniánqiánshìyījiā five hundred years ago we were one family A saying used between people with the same surname to suggest they share a common ancestry or to establish a friendly connection.新年前夕 xīnniánqiánxī New Year's Eve the evening or the day before the New Year starts