先前

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Chinese

early; prior; former
early; prior; former; in advance; first
 
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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Pronunciation


Adverb

先前

  1. before; previously
  2. (Wu) originally

Synonyms

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