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前后
qiánhòu
Description
"前后"可以指时间上的"大约",也可以指位置上的"前面和后面"。
"前后" can mean approximately in terms of time, or front and back in terms of position.
比如说"八点前后"就是差不多八点的时候。
For example, "八点前后" means around eight o'clock.
Meanings
前后qiánhòu
around, about (a point in time)
他八点前后到家。
He got home around eight o'clock.
前后qiánhòu
front and back; in front and behind
房子前后都有树。
There are trees both in front of and behind the house.
前后qiánhòu
from beginning to end; altogether (a period)
这件事前后花了三年。
This matter took three years in total.
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Notes
- Etymology
前 (front/before) + 后 (back/after), combining opposite directions into a range.
- Nuance
for time it means 'approximately', similar to 左右 but often about clock time or dates.
In videos
“我们数了一下洪龙一周前后翻身次数的变化”
“前后镜头切换功能目前还没有被做上去”
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