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前后

qián hòu · qian hou

Traditional 前後

HSK 3

Meaning

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  1. around
  2. from beginning to end
  3. all around
  4. front and rear
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Festival train tickets

  1. Dengdeng

    春节(chūnjié)前后(qiánhòu)的(de)火车票(huǒchēpiào)特别(tèbié)难买(nánmǎi)。

    Train tickets around Spring Festival are really hard to buy.

  2. Liangliang

    我(wǒ)下午(xiàwǔ)三点(sāndiǎn)前后(qiánhòu)开始(kāishǐ)抢(qiǎng)，抢(qiǎng)了(le)一个(yīgè)小时(xiǎoshí)。

    I started trying around three in the afternoon. I tried for an hour.

  3. Dengdeng

    抢到(qiǎngdào)了(le)吗(ma)？

    Did you get one?

  4. Liangliang

    抢到(qiǎngdào)了(le)，前后(qiánhòu)一共(yīgòng)试(shì)了(le)五十次(wǔshícì)！

    Yes. In total I tried fifty times!

  5. Dengdeng

    五十次(wǔshícì)？我(wǒ)试(shì)了(le)一百次(yībǎicì)，还(hái)没(méi)抢到(qiǎngdào)。

    Fifty? I tried a hundred times and still have none.

  6. Liangliang

    现在(xiànzài)是(shì)三点(sāndiǎn)前后(qiánhòu)，快(kuài)打开(dǎkāi)手机(shǒujī)再(zài)试(shì)一次(yīcì)！

    It is around three now. Open your phone and try again!

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2 examples
01

你(nǐ)的(de)背(bèi)心(xīn)前(qián)后(hòu)反(fǎn)了(le)，得(děi)翻(fān)过(guò)来(lái)。

You need to reverse your vest, it's back to front.

Tatoeba: Chinese by DaoSeng · English by Dejo · CC BY 2.0 FR. Pinyin added or corrected.

02

拉(lā)伸(shēn)是(shì)运(yùn)动(dòng)前(qián)后(hòu)不(bù)可(kě)忽(hū)略(lüè)的(de)重(zhòng)要(yào)环(huán)节(jié)。

Stretching is an important part of exercise that should not be ignored before and after workouts.

Tatoeba: Chinese by LeviHighway · English by LeviHighway · CC BY 2.0 FR. Simplified Chinese conversion; Pinyin added or corrected.

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前
qián

front; forward

后
hòu

back; behind

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