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Chinese
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's; him/her/it; this
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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
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之
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前
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之
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| Literally: “in the time before ...”
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Pronunciation
Noun
之前
- before; in front of; ahead of
你之前的工作經驗 [MSC, trad.]
你之前的工作经验 [MSC, simp.]- nǐ zhīqián de gōngzuò jīngyàn
- your previous job experience
你走之前，我去看你，好嗎？ [MSC, trad.]
你走之前，我去看你，好吗？ [MSC, simp.]- Nǐ zǒu zhīqián, wǒ qù kàn nǐ, hǎo ma?
- Can I see you before you leave?
在沒有開會之前，我想請教幾個問題。 [MSC, trad.]
在没有开会之前，我想请教几个问题。 [MSC, simp.]- Zài méiyǒu kāihuì zhīqián, wǒ xiǎng qǐngjiào jǐge wèntí.
- I would like to ask a few questions before the meeting begins.
- (placed sentence-initially) before; previously
之前，我沒學過寫中文。 [MSC, trad.]
之前，我没学过写中文。 [MSC, simp.]- Zhīqián, wǒ méi xué guò xiě Zhōngwén.
- I haven't learned to write Chinese before.
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