前
期

Preceding period in Chinese: 前期 (qián qī)

qián qī

preceding period

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Definitions

  1. 1preceding period
  2. 2early stage

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前
期

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ㄑㄧㄢˊ

qián

ㄑ/ qㄧ/ iㄢ/ anˊ/ second tone

ㄑㄧ

qī

ㄑ/ qㄧ/ i—/ first tone

Example sentences

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  • 这个项目前期准备得很充分。

    zhè ge xiàng mù qián qī zhǔn bèi dé hěn chōng fèn。

    The early-stage preparation for this project was thorough.

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Related words

前

qián

front

期

qī

variant of 期

前面

qián miàn

ahead

星期

xīng qī

week

以前

yǐ qián

before

提前

tí qián

to shift to an earlier date

从前

cóng qián

previously

过期

guò qī

to be overdue

目前

mù qián

at the present time

期待

qī dài

to look forward to

期间

qī jiān

period of time

前途

qián tú

prospects

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