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  5. 之前
HSK 4

How to write 之前之前

zhī qián

before; prior to; ago; previously; beforehand

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zhī

(possessive particle, literary equivalent of 的[de5]); him; her

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qián

front; forward; ahead; first; top (followed by a number); future; ago; before; BC (e.g. 前293年); former; formerly

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考试之前要复习。

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之前

Words related to 之前

前面qián miànahead; in front; preceding; above; also pr. [qián mian]前qiánfront; forward; ahead; first; top (followed by a number); future; ago; before; BC (e.g. 前293年); former; formerly前天qián tiānthe day before yesterday前边qián bianfront; the front side; in front of面前miàn qiánin front of; facing; (in the) presence (of)前年qián niánthe year before last以前yǐ qiánbefore; formerly; previous; ago前往qián wǎngto leave for; to proceed towards; to go to眼前yǎn qiánbefore one's eyes; now; at present前进qián jìnto go forward; to forge ahead; to advance; onward前后qián hòuaround; from beginning to end; all around; front and rear百分之bǎi fēn zhīpercent