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前后

qián hòuㄑㄧㄢˊ ㄏㄡˋ

Sino-Vietnamese: TIỀN HẬU

Traditional: 前後

HSK 3.0 · 4TOCFL 5

Meaning(locality)

around; from beginning to end; all around; front and rear

Examples

  • 春节前后机票很贵。

    chūn jié qián hòu jī piào hěn guì.

    Plane tickets are expensive around Spring Festival.

  • 这本书他前后写了五年。

    zhè běn shū tā qián hòu xiě le wǔ nián.

    It took him five years from start to finish to write this book.

  • 房子前后都有树。

    fáng zi qián hòu dōu yǒu shù.

    There are trees in front of and behind the house.

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Stroke order

TIỀN · 9 strokes

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

HẬU · 6 strokes

surname Hou