生前

léi fēng shēng qián suǒ zài de bān

雷锋生前所在的班

Lei Feng’s squad during his lifetime

zuò zhě shēng qián chū bǎn de shū

作者生前出版的书

books published by the author during his lifetime

shēng qián de yuàn wàng

生前的愿望

unrealized wish of a person who has passed away

zhè kē shù shì mā ma shēng qián zhòng de

这棵树是妈妈生前种的。

This tree was planted by our mother before her death.

shēng qián hǎo yǒu

生前好友

friends of the deceased

tā shēng qián cóng wèi tóng yì yào gōng kāi zhǎn chū zì jǐ de diāo sù zuò pǐn

她生前从未同意要公开展出自己的雕塑作品。

She never agreed to the public exhibition of her sculptures while she was still alive.