之前zhī qiánbefore; prior to

1. 1.

   before; prior tonoun

2. 2.

   previously; beforehandnoun

• 之not compositional here
• 前before

See it in 睡觉之前给我打电话 and 我之前没有来过这里.

1. HSK 2

   睡觉之前给我打电话。

   Shuì jiào zhīqián gěi wǒ dǎ diànhuà.

   Call me before you go to bed.

2. HSK 2

   我之前没有来过这里。

   Wǒ zhīqián méiyǒu lái guo zhèlǐ.

   I haven't been here before.

1. 
   Speaker A:

   你来过这里吗？

   Nǐ lái guo zhèlǐ ma?

   Have you been here?

2. 
   Speaker B:

   我之前没有来过这里。

   Wǒ zhīqián méiyǒu lái guo zhèlǐ.

   I haven't been here before.

3. 
   Speaker A:

   那我们一起看看吧。

   Nà wǒmen yìqǐ kànkan ba.

   Then let's look around together.

4. 
   Speaker B:

   好啊。

   Hǎo a.

   Sure.

1. 1.Fill in the blank: 睡觉___给我打电话。 (Call me before you go to bed.)

   A之前B以后C的时候
2. 2.What does 我之前没有来过这里。 mean?

   AI haven't been here before.BI will come here tomorrow.CI come here every day.
3. 3.Which word means "before; prior to"?

   A之前B最后C医生

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Related words

• 之后zhī hòuafterHSK 4
• 之间zhī jiānbetween; among; amidHSK 4
• 目前mù qiánat the present timeHSK 4
• 以前yǐ qiánbeforeHSK 3
• 面前miàn qiánin front ofHSK 3
• 前面qián miànahead; in frontHSK 2

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