Chinese

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's; him/her/it; this
front, forepart; in front; past
front, forepart; in front; past; former; previous; last; before; preceding; earlier; ago; future; time ahead; first; top; battlefront; to move forward
 
trad. (之前)
simp. #(之前)
Literally: “in the time before ...”

Pronunciation

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Noun

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之前

  1. before; in front of; ahead of
    之前工作經驗 [MSC, trad.]
    之前工作经验 [MSC, simp.]
    zhīqián de gōngzuò jīngyàn [Pinyin]
    your previous job experience
    之前 [MSC, trad.]
    之前 [MSC, simp.]
    Nǐ zǒu zhīqián, wǒ qù kàn nǐ, hǎo ma? [Pinyin]
    Can I see you before you leave?
    沒有開會之前請教幾個問題 [MSC, trad.]
    没有开会之前请教几个问题 [MSC, simp.]
    Zài méiyǒu kāihuì zhīqián, wǒ xiǎng qǐngjiào jǐge wèntí. [Pinyin]
    I would like to ask a few questions before the meeting begins.
  2. (placed sentence-initially) before; previously
    之前中文 [MSC, trad.]
    之前中文 [MSC, simp.]
    Zhīqián, wǒ méi xué guò xiě Zhōngwén. [Pinyin]
    I haven't learned to write Chinese before.

Antonyms

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