Definition & Meaning

1.ins and outs; the whole story; from front to rear

2.period from beginning to end

qián qián hòu hòu

前 前 后 后

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1
n.ins and outs; the whole story; from front to rear
- nà liàng qì chē qián qián hòu hòu dōu shì kū long
  那辆汽车前前后后都是窟窿。
  The car was riddled from end to end.
- tā xiǎng liǎo jiě nà jiàn shì qing de qián qián hòu hòu
  他想了解那件事情的前前后后。
  He wanted to know the ins and outs of the matter.
- tā qián qián hòu hòu xiàng tā jiè le wǔ shí fǎ láng
  他前前后后向她借了五十法郎。
  He borrowed fifty francs from her every now and then.
synonym
lái lóng qù mài来龙去脉 lǐ li wài wài里里外外 qián yīn hòu guǒ前因后果
2
n.period from beginning to end
- tā de àn zi qián qián hòu hòu tuō le sì nián cái jié àn
  他的案子前前后后拖了四年才结案。
  It took four long years to get his case settled.
- zhè cì wēi jī qián qián hòu hòu tā men yī zhí chén zhuó yìng duì
  这次危机前前后后他们一直沉着应对。
  Throughout the crisis they kept a stiff upper lip.
- tā yán zhe àn biān qián qián hòu hòu de zǒu dòng
  他沿着岸边前前后后地走动。
  He walked back and forth along the shore.

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