前qián
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Meanings
1. front
2. forward
3. ahead
4. first
5. top (followed by a number)
6. future
7. ago
8. before
9. BC (e.g. 前293年)
10. former
11. formerly
Characters used
Examples126
I ate it once two years ago.
She left the hospital an hour ago.
The university was founded by his father twenty years ago.
"I saw her five days ago," he said.
Finishing the report by tomorrow is next to impossible.
Do this work by tomorrow if possible.