前年这里下大雪。 There was heavy snowfall here the year before last. Traditional 前年這裡下大雪。 Pinyin Qiánnián zhèlǐ xià dàxuě. Bopomofo ㄑㄧㄢˊ ㄋㄧㄢˊ ㄓㄜˋ ㄌㄧˇ ㄒㄧㄚˋ ㄉㄚˋ ㄒㄩㄝˇ。 Where this sentence is used Past events in Mandarin Chinese grammar (there's no past tense!) All Chinese example sentences