前几天
qián jǐ tiān
Pinyin

Definition

前几天
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qián jǐ tiān
  1. a few days before

Character Decomposition

Related Words (20)

今天
jīn tiān
  1. 1 today
  2. 2 at the present
  3. 3 now
前
qián
  1. 1 front
  2. 2 forward
  3. 3 ahead
  4. 4 first
  5. 5 top (followed by a number)
  6. 6 future
  7. 7 ago
  8. 8 before
  9. 9 BC (e.g. 前293年)
  10. 10 former
  11. 11 formerly
天
tiān
  1. 1 day
  2. 2 sky
  3. 3 heaven
天下
tiān xià
  1. 1 land under heaven
  2. 2 the whole world
  3. 3 the whole of China
  4. 4 realm
  5. 5 rule
天天
tiān tiān
  1. 1 every day
天气
tiān qì
  1. 1 weather
明天
míng tiān
  1. 1 tomorrow
昨天
zuó tiān
  1. 1 yesterday
上天
shàng tiān
  1. 1 Heaven
  2. 2 Providence
  3. 3 God
  4. 4 the day before
  5. 5 the sky above
  6. 6 to fly to the sky
  7. 7 to take off and fly into space
  8. 8 to die
  9. 9 to pass away
中天
zhōng tiān
  1. 1 culmination (astronomy)
之前
zhī qián
  1. 1 before
  2. 2 prior to
  3. 3 ago
  4. 4 previously
  5. 5 beforehand
以前
yǐ qián
  1. 1 before
  2. 2 formerly
  3. 3 previous
  4. 4 ago
倚天屠龙记
Yǐ tiān Tú lóng Jì
  1. 1 Heaven Sword and Dragon Saber, wuxia (武俠|武侠[wǔ xiá], martial arts chivalry) novel by Jin Yong 金庸[Jīn Yōng] and its screen adaptations
冬天
dōng tiān
  1. 1 winter
  2. 2 CL:個|个[gè]
前世
qián shì
  1. 1 previous generations
  2. 2 previous incarnation (Buddhism)
前来
qián lái
  1. 1 to come (formal)
  2. 2 before
  3. 3 previously
前天
qián tiān
  1. 1 the day before yesterday
前往
qián wǎng
  1. 1 to leave for
  2. 2 to proceed towards
  3. 3 to go
前后
qián hòu
  1. 1 around
  2. 2 from beginning to end
  3. 3 all around
  4. 4 front and rear
前提
qián tí
  1. 1 premise
  2. 2 precondition
  3. 3 prerequisite

Idioms (20)

一人得道，鸡犬升天
yī rén dé dào , jī quǎn shēng tiān
  1. 1 lit. when a man achieves the Dao, his poultry and dogs rise to Heaven (idiom)
  2. 2 fig. to ride on sb else's success
  3. 3 Once one man gets a government position, all his cronies get in too
  4. 4 Once sb has cracked the problem, every Tom, Dick and Harry can do it
一个天南，一个地北
yī ge tiān nán , yī ge dì běi
  1. 1 to live miles apart (idiom)
一往无前
yī wǎng wú qián
  1. 1 to advance courageously (idiom)
  2. 2 to press forward
一柱擎天
yī zhù qíng tiān
  1. 1 lit. to support the sky as a single pillar (idiom)
  2. 2 fig. to take a crucial responsibility upon one's shoulders
一步登天
yī bù dēng tiān
  1. 1 reaching heaven in a single bound (idiom); (esp. with negative: don't expect) instant success
三天不打，上房揭瓦
sān tiān bù dǎ , shàng fáng jiē wǎ
  1. 1 three days without a beating, and a child will scale the roof to rip the tiles (idiom)
  2. 2 spare the rod, spoil the child
三天两头
sān tiān liǎng tóu
  1. 1 lit. twice every three days (idiom); practically every day
  2. 2 frequently
上天入地
shàng tiān rù dì
  1. 1 lit. to go up to heaven or down to Hades (idiom)
  2. 2 fig. to go to great lengths
  3. 3 to search heaven and earth
上天无路，入地无门
shàng tiān wú lù , rù dì wú mén
  1. 1 lit. there is no road to the sky, nor door into the earth (idiom)
  2. 2 fig. to be at the end of one's rope
  3. 3 to be trapped in a hopeless situation
上有天堂，下有苏杭
shàng yǒu tiān táng , xià yǒu Sū Háng
  1. 1 lit. there is heaven above, and there is 蘇杭|苏杭[Sū Háng] below (idiom)
  2. 2 fig. the beauty and affluence of Suzhou and Hangzhou is comparable with heaven
不啻天渊
bù chì tiān yuān
  1. 1 no less than from heaven to the abyss (idiom); differing widely
  2. 2 worlds apart
  3. 3 the gap couldn't be bigger
不终天年
bù zhōng tiān nián
  1. 1 to die before one's allotted lifespan has run its course (idiom)
不听老人言，吃亏在眼前
bù tīng lǎo rén yán , chī kuī zài yǎn qián
  1. 1 (idiom) ignore your elders at your peril
不见天日
bù jiàn tiān rì
  1. 1 all black, no daylight (idiom); a world without justice
不顾前后
bù gù qián hòu
  1. 1 regardless of what's before or after (idiom); rushing blindly into sth
九天揽月
jiǔ tiān lǎn yuè
  1. 1 to reach for the stars (idiom)
五百年前是一家
wǔ bǎi nián qián shì yī jiā
  1. 1 five hundred years ago we were the same family (idiom) (said of persons with the same surname)
人命关天
rén mìng guān tiān
  1. 1 human life is beyond value (idiom)
人外有人，天外有天
rén wài yǒu rén , tiān wài yǒu tiān
  1. 1 in the wider world there are people more talented than oneself (idiom)
人定胜天
rén dìng shèng tiān
  1. 1 man can conquer nature (idiom); human wisdom can prevail over nature

Sample Sentences

前几天习大大不还在法国巴黎参加了世界气候大会？全球几十个国家和地区的领导人都在商讨如何更好地解决环境污染的问题。
qiánjǐtiān xídàdà bù hái zài Fǎguó Bālí cānjiā le shìjiè qìhòu dàhuì ？quánqiú jǐshí gè guójiā hé dìqū de lǐngdǎorén dōu zài shāngtǎo rúhé gèng hǎo de jiějué huánjìng wūrǎn de wèntí 。
Didn't Xi Jinping also attend the World Climate Change Conference in Paris, France a few days ago? The leaders of several countries and regions were all negotiating how to best resolve the environmental pollution problem.
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你是不是忘记上星期有暴雨，产地受创，菜都泡烂了，前几天蔬菜又丑又贵，今天好不容易质量恢复正常。
nǐ shì bùshì wàngjì shàng xīngqī yǒu bàoyǔ ，chǎndì shòuchuàng ，cài dōu pàolàn le ，qiánjǐtiān shūcài yòu chǒu yòu guì ，jīntiān hǎobùróngyì zhìliàng huīfù zhèngcháng 。
Aren't you forgetting that last week there was a rainstorm which damaged fields, so the crops were all destroyed. For the last few days vegetables have been both scrawny-looking and expensive. Today at last the quality has been brought back to normal.
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老实说，我前几天知道红发艾德要在日本开演唱会，我想去看嘛。
lǎoshi shuō ，wǒ qiánjǐtiān zhīdào hóngfǎ Àidé yào zài Rìběn kāi yǎnchànghuì ，wǒ xiǎng qù kàn ma 。
To be honest, a few days ago I found out Ed Sheeran is holding a concert in Japan, so I want to go see him.
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前几天（或是指出吵架的时间）是我不对。
qiánjǐtiān （huòshì zhǐchū chǎojià de shíjiān ）shì wǒ bù duì 。
That thing a couple of days back (or point out the time it happened), it was my bad.
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前几天我最爱的男艺人传出绯闻，我以为我失恋了。
qiánjǐtiān wǒ zuìài de nán yìrén chuánchū fěiwén ，wǒ yǐwéi wǒ shīliàn le 。
Rumors of romantic triste surrounding my favorite celebrity surfaced a few days ago, I felt like I'd fallen out of love.
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因为我们前几天翻译的时候，发现有这个问题。
yīnwèi wǒmen qiánjǐtiān fānyì de shíhou ，fāxiàn yǒu zhè ge wèntí 。
While we were translating recently, we discovered these problems.
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那当然，关心员工的福利、娱乐、业余生活这些都是工会的工作啊。你前几天拿到的防暑用品也是工会发的呀。
nà dāngrán ，guānxīn yuángōng de fúlì 、yúlè 、yèyú shēnghuó zhèxiē dōu shì gōnghuì de gōngzuò a 。nǐ qiánjǐtiān ná dào de fángshǔ yòngpǐn yě shì gōnghuì fā de ya 。
Of course, taking care of the employees benefits, entertainment and activities are all work that the union does. The things you used a few days ago to prevent heatstroke were also provided by the union.
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对了，前几天我们一个美国同事说他有个朋友在泰国旅游感染了超级细菌，回美国去治疗了。
duìle ，qiánjǐtiān wǒmen yī gè Měiguó tóngshì shuō tā yǒu gè péngyou zài Tàiguó lǚyóu gǎnrǎn le chāojí xìjūn ，huí Měiguó qù zhìliáo le 。
By the way, a couple of days ago our American coworker said that he has a friend who was infected with a super bug on a trip to Thailand, and went back to America for treatment.
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我听说前几天王小慧请了好多同学去欢乐谷玩儿。她爸是公安局的，还经常给老师送礼什么的。
wǒ tīngshuō qiánjǐtiān Wáng Xiǎohuì qǐng le hǎo duō tóngxué qù huānlègǔ wánr 。tā bà shì gōng\'ānjú de ，hái jīngcháng gěi lǎoshī sònglǐ shénme de 。
I've heard a couple of days ago Wang Xiaohui invited a bunch of classmates to Happy Valley. Her dad is in the Public Security Bureau, and often gives presents to the teacher.
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