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at the end of a year; before the turn of a year

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nián qián

年 前

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at the end of a year; before the turn of a year
- lìng wǒ yí hàn de shì nián qián hé tā shī qù le lián xì
  令我遗憾的是年前和她失去了联系。
  To my regret, I lost touch with her before the new year.

Word usage

Note
"年前" is different from "前年". "前年" means "the year before last"; "年前" means "the time before the turn of the year".

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