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之前
zhīqián
1. before
2. prior to
3. ago
4. previously
5. beforehand
Very Common • Top 1%

Character Breakdown

之
zhī
marks preceding phrase as modifier of following phrase; it, him her, them; to go to
HSK 4 3 丶
前
qián
in front, forward; former, preceding
HSK 1 9 丶

Compound Words (2)

在此之前
zàicǐzhīqián
before that
在这之前
zàizhèzhīqián
before then

Metadata

Category
Chinese
Word Frequency Rank
425 of 84,292