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之前

zhī qiánㄓ ㄑㄧㄢˊ

Sino-Vietnamese: CHI TIỀN

Traditional: 之前

HSK 3.0 · 4TOCFL 3

Meaning(locality)

before; prior to; ago; previously; beforehand

Examples

  • 睡觉之前别喝咖啡。

    shuì jiào zhī qián bié hē kā fēi.

    Don't drink coffee before bed.

  • 请在周五之前交报告。

    qǐng zài zhōu wǔ zhī qián jiāo bào gào.

    Please submit the report before Friday.

  • 之前我在河内工作过。

    zhī qián wǒ zài hé nèi gōng zuò guò.

    I used to work in Hanoi.

Easily confused

  • 以前 — Nearly the same; 以前 alone often means 'in the past'.

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Stroke order

CHI · 3 strokes

(possessive particle, literary equivalent of 的); him; her; it

TIỀN · 9 strokes

front; forward; ahead; first; top (followed by a number); future; ago; before; BC (e.g. 前293年); former; formerly

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