To exist is to cling tightly to the patch of earth beneath your feet.
在此之前
beforehand
MEANING
- 壹
beforehand
中在这个时间或事件之前;已经过去的时间zài zhège shíjiān huò shìjiàn zhī qián; yǐjīng guòqù de shíjiān
- 貳副adverb
previously
中在这个时间或事情之前;之前的时候zài zhège shíjiān huò shìqing zhī qián; zhīqián de shíhou
- ,。
I had never seen him before that.
- 參
before that
中在这个时间或事件之前的时候zài zhège shíjiān huò shìjiàn zhī qián de shíhou
解字
CHARACTER ANALYSIS- 止(foot; stop)RADICAL
- 匕(person kneeling; instruction)ASSOCIATIVE
A foot stopping right here marks the very place where we stand.
解字
CHARACTER ANALYSIS- 之(walk; arrive; step on ground)ASSOCIATIVE
A footstep moving forward on the ground represents "go to," which then becomes a grammatical particle.
解字
CHARACTER ANALYSIS- 刖(chop off leg (punishment))RADICAL
- 丷(two strokes indicating progress)ASSOCIATIVE
- 一(one; foundation)ASSOCIATIVE
Ahead lies the path we step forward on, overcoming all obstacles and penalties to advance.
beforehand
MEANING
- 壹
beforehand
中在这个时间或事件之前;已经过去的时间zài zhège shíjiān huò shìjiàn zhī qián; yǐjīng guòqù de shíjiān
- 貳副adverb
previously
中在这个时间或事情之前;之前的时候zài zhège shíjiān huò shìqing zhī qián; zhīqián de shíhou
- ,。
I had never seen him before that.
- 參
before that
中在这个时间或事件之前的时候zài zhège shíjiān huò shìjiàn zhī qián de shíhou
解字
CHARACTER ANALYSIS- 止(foot; stop)RADICAL
- 匕(person kneeling; instruction)ASSOCIATIVE
A foot stopping right here marks the very place where we stand.
解字
CHARACTER ANALYSIS- 之(walk; arrive; step on ground)ASSOCIATIVE
A footstep moving forward on the ground represents "go to," which then becomes a grammatical particle.
解字
CHARACTER ANALYSIS- 刖(chop off leg (punishment))RADICAL
- 丷(two strokes indicating progress)ASSOCIATIVE
- 一(one; foundation)ASSOCIATIVE
Ahead lies the path we step forward on, overcoming all obstacles and penalties to advance.
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