之前 (zi1 cin4 | zhi1 qian2) : before; in front of

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之前

zi1 cin4

zhi1 qian2

before; in front of

Level: 1 Google Frequency: 6,930,000

This term is used in both Cantonese and Mandarin/Standard written Chinese.

之前

This word has been viewed 6352 times since 30th Oct 2012, was added by sheik on 14th Jul 2004 02:25 and last edited on 30th Oct 2008 19:03

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Characters in this word:

之 zi1 - 's; of; it; this; go to; to
前 cin4 - in front; before

1 compounds containing this word:

在此之前 - before that; beforehand; previously

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聖誕之前剩番廿三日買嘢咋粵
There are only 23 shopping days left until Christmas.

聖誕節之前只剩下二十三天買禮物了！國
There are only 23 shopping days left until Christmas.

月尾之前所有借讀嘅書籍必須歸還圖書館。粵
All books are to be returned to the library before the end of the month.

佢之前係個監躉。粵
He was in jail before.
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