之前

zhī qián

Dictionary entry

before

What does 之前 mean?

之前 (zhī qián) has the following dictionary meaning.

1before

2prior to

3ago

4previously

5beforehand

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之zhī(possessive particle, literary equivalent of 的[de5]) · him 前qiánfront · forward

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zhī qián

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