前
天

The day before yesterday in Chinese: 前天 (qián tiān)

qián tiān

the day before yesterday

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Definitions

  1. 1the day before yesterday

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前
天

Zhuyin

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ㄑㄧㄢˊ

qián

ㄑ/ qㄧ/ iㄢ/ anˊ/ second tone

ㄊㄧㄢ

tiān

ㄊ/ tㄧ/ iㄢ/ an—/ first tone

Example sentences

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  • 前天下了很大的雨。

    qián tiān xià le hěn dà de yǔ。

    It rained heavily the day before yesterday.

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Related words

前

qián

front

天

tiān

day

今天

jīn tiān

today

明天

míng tiān

tomorrow

前面

qián miàn

ahead

天气

tiān qì

weather

昨天

zuó tiān

yesterday

以前

yǐ qián

before

聊天

liáo tiān

to chat

提前

tí qián

to shift to an earlier date

从前

cóng qián

previously

目前

mù qián

at the present time

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