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紀元前

gei3 jyun4 cin4

B.C. (before Christ) -- Synonym: 公元前 -- Note: the year comes afterwards, i.e. 紀元前九世紀 = 9th century B.C.

Level: 3 Google Frequency: 33,700

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

紀元前

This word was added by claw on 26th Jul 2004 and last edited on 30th Oct 2008

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紀 gei2 gei3 ji1 ji4 - historical record; century
元 jyun4 yuan2 - beginning, first, original; dollar
前 cin4 qian2 jian3 - in front; before

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