之前

之前
zhīqián

before

HSK 4 (3.0)5 meanings#259
MEANING5 meanings

MEANING

  1. adverb

    before

    早于某个时间或事件;在...之前zǎo yú mǒu gè shíjiān huò shìjiàn; zài ... zhī qián

    • I had never seen him before.

  2. adverb

    prior to

    在某个时间或事件的前面;更早的时候zài mǒu gè shíjiān huò shìjiàn de qiánmiàn;gèng zǎo de shíhou

    • I had never been here before.

  3. adverb

    ago

    过去的时间;在某事发生之前的时候guòqù de shíjiān; zài mǒu shì fāshēng zhīqián de shíhou

    • I've seen him before.

  4. adverb

    previously

    早先的时候;过去的某个时间zǎoxiān de shíhou;guòqù de mǒuge shíjiān

    • I've never been here before.

  5. adverb

    beforehand

    在某事发生或某个时间之前的时候zài mǒu shì fāshēng huò mǒu ge shíjiān zhī qián de shíhou

    • Have you been here before?

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解字

CHARACTER ANALYSIS

A footstep moving forward on the ground represents "go to," which then becomes a grammatical particle.

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