前
年

The year before last in Chinese: 前年 (qián nián)

qián nián

the year before last

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Definitions

  1. 1the year before last

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前
年

Zhuyin

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ㄑㄧㄢˊ

qián

ㄑ/ qㄧ/ iㄢ/ anˊ/ second tone

ㄋㄧㄢˊ

nián

ㄋ/ nㄧ/ iㄢ/ anˊ/ second tone

Example sentences

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  • 前年冬天特别冷。

    qián nián dōng tiān tè bié lěng。

    The winter the year before last was especially cold.

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Related words

年

nián

year

前

qián

front

前面

qián miàn

ahead

去年

qù nián

last year

年级

nián jí

grade

年轻

nián qīng

young

以前

yǐ qián

before

年龄

nián líng

(a person's) age

提前

tí qián

to shift to an earlier date

从前

cóng qián

previously

目前

mù qián

at the present time

年代

nián dài

a decade of a century (e.g. the Sixties)

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