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之前
之前
zhī qián
n. (referring to time) before, prior to, ago; (referring to physical location) in front of; (used independently) in the past, before that
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Simplified Chinese

Traditional Chinese

Simplified stroke orders are based on the 'Standard of National Commonly-used Mandarin Chinese Characters (现代汉语通用字笔顺规范)', issued by the China National Language and Character Working Committee (国家语言文字工作委员会) on April 7th 1997. Traditional stroke orders are based on information issued by the Taiwan Ministry of Education.
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退​休​之​前​他​一​直​在​台​湾​师​范​学​院​教​书​。
退​休​之​前​他​一​直​在​臺​灣​師​範​學​院​教​書​。
tuì xiū zhī qián tā yì zhí zài tái wān shī fàn xué yuàn jiāo shū .
phr. He worked as a teacher at Taiwan Normal University until his retirement.
老​师​让​我​们​上​课​之​前​先​预​习​。
老​師​讓​我​們​上​課​之​前​先​預​習​。
lǎo shī ràng wǒ men shàng kè zhī qián xiān yù xí .
phr. Our teacher asked us to preview (the lesson) before class.
每​次​出​门​之​前​，她​都​要​花​一​个​小​时​化​妆​。
每​次​出​門​之​前​，她​都​要​花​一​個​小​時​化​妝​。
měi cì chū mén zhī qián, tā dōu yào huā yí gè xiǎo shí huà zhuāng .
phr. It takes her one hour to put on make up every time before she goes out.
唉​，谢​谢​你​，我​之​前​吃​过​饭​了​。
唉​，謝​謝​你​，我​之​前​吃​過​飯​了​。
ài, xiè xie nǐ, wǒ zhī qián chī guo fàn le .
phr. Well, thank you, I have had dinner already.
他​劝​我​在​打​篮​球​之​前​先​把​作​业​做​完​。
他​勸​我​在​打​籃​球​之​前​先​把​作​業​做​完​。
tā quàn wǒ zài dǎ lán qiú zhī qián xiān bǎ zuò yè zuò wán .
phr. He advised me to finish my homework first before playing basketball.
我​想​在​离​开​北​京​之​前​看​一​场​京​剧​。
我​想​在​離​開​北​京​之​前​看​一​場​京​劇​。
wó xiǎng zài lí kāi běi jīng zhī qián kàn yì chǎng jīng jù .
phr. I would like to see Beijing Opera before I leave Beijing.
离​开​之​前​，她​跟​朋​友​们​一​一​告​别​。
離​開​之​前​，她​跟​朋​友​們​一​一​告​別​。
lí kāi zhī qián, tā gēn péng you men yī yī gào bié .
phr. She said goodbye to every friend before leaving.
在​网​上​买​东​西​之​前​你​最​好​搜​索​下​用​户​评​论​。
在​網​上​買​東​西​之​前​你​最​好​搜​索​下​用​戶​評​論​。
zài wǎng shàng mǎi dōng xi zhī qián nǐ zuì hǎo sōu suǒ xià yòng hù píng lùn
phr. Before purchasing something online, you'd better search for buyers' reviews.
他​们​站​在​国​旗​之​前​宣​誓​。
他​們​站​在​國​旗​之​前​宣​誓​。
tā men zhàn zài guó qí zhī qián xuān shì .
phr. Standing before the national flag, they took the oath.
我​是​去​年​搬​到​北​京​的​，之​前​，我​从​没​来​过​北​京​。
我​是​去​年​搬​到​北​京​的​，之​前​，我​從​沒​來​過​北​京​。
wǒ shì qù nián bān dào běi jīng de, zhī qián, wǒ cóng méi lái guò běi jīng .
phr. It was last year that I moved to Beijing. Before that, I had never visited Beijing.