Word: 前 (qián)

These are the Chinese grammar articles about 前 , whether they focus on it or mention it.

前 dictionary entry

qián: front; forward; ahead; first; top (followed by a number); future; ago; before; and 3 more

Full dictionary entry for 前

Grammar articles covering 前

以前 (yǐqián) and 以后 (yǐhòu) in Chinese grammar: before and after, past and future

Example sentences using 前

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一个小时前我们去散了个步。

Yí gè xiǎoshí qián wǒmen qù sànle gè bù.

We went on a walk an hour ago.
一个小时前雪停了。

Yí gè xiǎoshí qián xuě tíngle.

It stopped snowing an hour ago.
三个月前她在上海。

Sān gè yuè qián tā zài Shànghǎi.

She was in Shanghai three months ago.
他一小时前刚走。

Tā yì xiǎoshí qián gāng zǒu.

He just left an hour ago.
他一小时前走了。

Tā yì xiǎoshí qián zǒule.

He left an hour ago.
他们六个月前结婚了。

Tāmen liù gè yuè qián jiéhūnle.

They got married six months ago.
他们应该十点前到。

Tāmen yīnggāi shí diǎn qián dào.

They should arrive by ten o'clock.
他十分钟前到这里。

Tā shí fēnzhōng qián dào zhèlǐ.

He came here ten minutes ago.
他十分钟前离开了。

Tā shí fēnzhōng qián líkāile.

He left ten minutes ago.
他是前几天和你见过面的那个人。

Tā shì qián jǐtiān hé nǐ jiànguo miàn de nàge rén.

He is the man you met the other day.
他第一次来到日本是在十年前。

Tā dìyīcì láidào Rìběn shì zài shínián qián.

It was ten years ago that he first came to Japan.
你们很久前就应该完成了。

Nǐmen hěn jiǔ qián jiù yīnggāi wánchéngle.

You should have completed it long ago.
你应该六点前回家。

Nǐ yīnggāi liù diǎn qián huíjiā.

You should come home before six.
你必须在10点前回来。

Nǐ bìxū zài shí diǎn qián huílai.

You must be back by 10 o'clock.
几天前我在站看到了他。

Jǐtiān qián wǒ zài zhàn kàndàole tā.

I saw him at the station a few days ago.
前几天我看到了你哥哥。

Qián jǐtiān wǒ kàndàole nǐ gēge.

I saw your brother the other day.
前几天我见到了她。

Qián jǐtiān wǒ jiàndàole tā.

I saw her just the other day.
十年前他来到了中国。

Shínián qián tā láidàole Zhōngguó.

He arrived in China ten years ago.
她一小时前离开了医院。

Tā yì xiǎoshí qián líkāile yīyuàn.

She left the hospital an hour ago.
她五点前不会回来。

Tā wǔ diǎn qián búhuì huílai.

She won't be back till five.
开始工作前要先做好计划。

Kāishǐ gōngzuò qián yào xiān zuò hǎo jìhuà.

Plan your work before you start it.
我到东京是两个月前。

Wǒ dào Dōngjīng shì liǎng gè yuè qián.

It was two months ago that I arrived in Tokyo.
我前几天买了这本书。

Wǒ qián jǐtiān mǎile zhè běn shū.

I bought this book the other day.
我十年前结婚了。

Wǒ shínián qián jiéhūnle.

I got married ten years ago.
我希望她六点前回来。

Wǒ xīwàng tā liù diǎn qián huílai.

I expect her back by six o'clock.
我希望我能在死前做到。

Wǒ xīwàng wǒ néng zài sǐ qián zuòdào.

I hope I can do that before I die.
我很多年前就开始在这里工作了。

Wǒ hěn duōnián qián jiù kāishǐ zài zhèlǐ gōngzuòle.

I started working here many years ago.
我必须在9点前到那里。

Wǒ bìxū zài jiǔ diǎn qián dào nàli.

I must get there by 9 o'clock.
我想在五点前到家。

Wǒ xiǎng zài wǔ diǎn qián dào jiā.

I'd like to get home by five.
我要这项工作在五点前完成。

Wǒ yào zhè xiàng gōngzuò zài wǔ diǎn qián wánchéng.

I want this work finished by five.
我认为你该在今天回家前做。

Wǒ rènwéi nǐ gāi zài jīntiān huíjiā qián zuò.

I think you should do that before you go home today.
比赛前我一直都很紧张。

Bǐsài qián wǒ yìzhí dōu hěn jǐnzhāng.

I always get nervous just before a match.
请明天前还书。

Qǐng míngtiān qián huán shū.

Please return the book by tomorrow.
这辆车停在银行前。

Zhè liàng chē tíng zài yínháng qián.

The car pulled up in front of the bank.
那是一个月前了。

Nà shì yí gè yuè qián le.

That was a month ago.