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  • 1

    n.before; ago; prior to

    • chī fàn zhī qián yào xǐ shǒu

      吃饭之前洗手

      Wash your hands before meals.

    • zài shì gù fā shēng jǐ tiān zhī qián wǒ jiù yǒu yī zhǒng bù xiáng de yù gǎn

      事故发生之前预感

      A few days prior to the accident, I had an ominous premonition.

    • shuì jiào zhī qián yào bǎ shǒu jī tiáo chéng jìng yīn

      睡觉之前手机静音

      Put your phone on silent before you go to bed.

  • 2

    n.(used at the beginning of a sentence, referring to the time before the forementioned thing)

    • zhī qián zhè lǐ bào fā guo zhàn zhēng

      之前这里爆发战争

      Here burst a war before.

    • zhī qián wǒ hái kàn jiàn guo tā

      之前看见

      I saw him before.

    • zhī qián wǒ yǐ wéi wǒ shì duì de

      之前以为

      Before, I thought I was right.