之前 - Mandarin word #231

之前

zhīqián

Traditional: 之前

HSK 3

#231 of 5,000 Core 1000

Translation

before, prior to

Stroke order

之

前

。

You said it before.

洗xǐ。

Wash hands before eating.

。

Rest a bit before working.

洗xǐ。

You should wash your hands before eating.

。

I have not been to Japan before.

之前 (zhī qián) means before, prior to. It is used as a noun in everyday Mandarin speech.

后

after, behind, later

前

in front, before (location)

然后

then, after that, afterwards

先

first, in advance, earlier

一直

always, continuously, all along

Track this word in your spaced-repetition queue and be tested on it at the right interval.

This word is part of lesson 5.