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前
qián
Description
"前"可以表示位置在前面，也可以表示时间在过去。
"前" can indicate a position in front or a time in the past.
比如"前面"是位置，"以前"是时间。
For example, "前面" refers to position, while "以前" refers to time.
Meanings
前qián
front; in front of
学校前有一个公园。
There is a park in front of the school.
前qián
before; ago; previous
我三天前来过这里。
I came here three days ago.
前qián
forward; ahead (in direction)
请往前走。
Please go straight ahead.
Related words
Notes
- Nuance
前 covers both space (in front) and time (before/ago); context decides which.
- Etymology
opposite of 后 (hòu, behind/after) in both spatial and temporal senses.
In videos
“但她就是这前几，呃，前，呃，前一年”
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