在这之前

Traditional: 在這之前

zài zhè zhī qián

Dictionary entry

before then

What does 在这之前 mean?

在这之前 (zài zhè zhī qián) has the following dictionary meaning.

1before then

2up until that point

Character breakdown

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在zàito exist; to be alive · (of sb or sth) to be (located) at 这zhè(pronoun) this; these · (bound form) this; the (followed by a noun)之zhī(possessive particle, literary equivalent of 的[de5]) · him 前qiánfront · forward

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在这之前

zài zhè zhī qián

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