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前

qián · qian

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Meaning

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  1. front
  2. forward
  3. ahead
  4. first
  5. top (followed by a number)
  6. future
  7. ago
  8. before
  9. BC (e.g. 前293年)
  10. former
  11. formerly
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Studying before sleep

  1. Dengdeng

    你(nǐ)以前(yǐqián)学(xué)过(guò)中文(zhōngwén)吗(ma)？

    Did you study Chinese before?

  2. Leon

    三(sān)年(nián)前(qián)学(xué)过(guò)一点(yīdiǎn)。

    I studied a little three years ago.

  3. Dengdeng

    现在(xiànzài)呢(ne)？

    And now?

  4. Leon

    现在(xiànzài)我(wǒ)每天(měitiān)睡觉(shuìjiào)前(qián)学(xué)十(shí)分钟(fēnzhōng)。

    Now I study ten minutes every day before sleeping.

  5. Dengdeng

    睡觉(shuìjiào)前(qián)学(xué)？记得住(jìdezhù)吗(ma)？

    Study before sleeping? Can you remember it?

  6. Leon

    前面(qiánmiàn)三(sān)个(gè)字(zì)记得住(jìdezhù)，后面(hòumian)就(jiù)睡着(shuìzháo)了(le)。

    I remember the first three characters, then I fall asleep.

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In a sentence

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01

睡(shuì)觉(jiào)前(qián)我(wǒ)吃(chī)了(le)三(sān)片(piàn)药(yào)来(lái)治(zhì)疗(liáo)感(gǎn)冒(mào)。

Before going to bed, I took three pills to stop a cold.

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

02

在(zài)你(nǐ)意(yì)识(shí)到(dào)你(nǐ)的(de)错(cuò)误(wù)前(qián)，我(wǒ)都(dōu)不(bú)会(huì)和(hé)你(nǐ)说(shuō)话(huà)。

I won't talk to you until you've realized your mistake.

Tatoeba: Chinese by egg0073 · English by garborg · CC BY 2.0 FR. Simplified Chinese conversion; Pinyin added or corrected.

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