先前

xiān qián

B1 Level 5 ★ Core word

Definition

before; previously

Stroke order

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Example

這件事先前我並不知道。

I didn't know about this before.

Related words at this level

Vocabulary & levels: TBCL / NAER. Parts of speech: TOCFL 8000-word list (SC-TOP). Definitions: CC-CEDICT & CFDICT (CC BY-SA). Stroke data: Make Me a Hanzi (Arphic Public License).