Chinese word
之前
zhī qián
before
Meaning
Definitions are in English.- before
- prior to
- ago
- previously
- beforehand
Characters in this word
Common words: 之 · 前
Words
Words with the same first character
之后zhī hòuafter; behind; (at the beginning of a sentence) afterwards; since then之间zhī jiān(after a noun) between; among; amid; (used after certain bisyllabic words to form express…之一zhī yīone of (sth); one out of a multitude; one (third, quarter, percent etc)之中zhī zhōnginside; among; in the midst of (doing sth); during之外zhī wàioutside; excluding之下zhī xiàunder; beneath; less than之类zhī lèiand so on; and such之内zhī nèiinside; within