之前

Pinyin: zhīqián

before; prior to; ago; previously

Example sentence

六点之前要回家。

Liù diǎn zhīqián yào huíjiā.

You should come home before six.

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What 之前 means

之前 (zhīqián) is a Chinese word meaning “before; prior to; ago; previously”. It appears in the HSK 4 collection.

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Words and levels: HSK Examination Syllabus (2025), Center for Language Education and Cooperation · meanings: CC-CEDICT · example sentences: Tatoeba (CC BY 2.0 FR) · Dictionary-derived data: CC BY-SA 4.0.

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