前
Pinyin IPA [tɕʰjɛn˧˥] Zhuyin
HSK 1 noun 名词 Book 1 · Lesson 11 freq #127
Meaning
- noun 名词
- before
- earlier than
In front, or before, in space or time — a location word: 以前 means "previously". The fuller spatial form is 前面 (in front / the front). Its opposite is 后.
- front
- forward
- ahead
- first
- top (followed by a number)
- future
Examples
| 我二十年前出生。 | wǒ èr shí nián qián chū shēng | I was born 20 years ago. |
| 我出生在二十年前。 | wǒ chū shēng zài èr shí nián qián | I was born 20 years ago. |
| 飞机十分钟前起飞了。 | fēi jī shí fēn zhōng qián qǐ fēi le | The airplane took off ten minutes ago. |
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