Discussion of 前后/前後 [qián hòu] around (a time); from beginning to end; front and back

Discussion of 前后/前後

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前后 is a compound noun of locality, which is a combination of 前 and 后. 前后 is often used after a noun or a Numeral-Measure word phrase to indicate time (E.g. 1) or position (E.g.2).
E.g.1 九点前后 about nine
E.g.2 我家前后都有院子。 [phr] There are courts both in front of and behind my house.

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”前后” 和 ”左右” 有什么不一样

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前后 versus 左右

1. When we talk about physical locality, 左右 is "left and right"; 前后 is "left and right".
2. When we talk about a certain time point, both 左右 and 前后 can be used and they are interchangeable. However, note that if time point is a smaller unit we can use both; but if the time point is a larger unit (a certain day in a week), we tend to use 前后. Examples:
- 三点前后 = 三点左右
- 星期一前后 is used more frequently than 星期一左右

3. 前后 also indicates the sequence of actions or events that have happened. 左右 cannot be used in this way. For instance, in this sentence below, we can only use 前后
- 他说的话前后打架，肯定是假的！[phr] What he said contradicts itself, (so it) must be untruthful!

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