1 before

2 prior to

3 ago

4 previously

5 beforehand

1 before

2 formerly

3 previous

4 ago

1 front

2 forward

3 ahead

4 first

5 top (followed by a number)

6 future

7 ago

8 before

9 BC (e.g. 前293年)

10 former

11 formerly

1 not yet

2 did not

3 have not

4 not

5 8th earthly branch: 1-3 p.m., 6th solar month (7th July-6th August), year of the Sheep

6 ancient Chinese compass point: 210°

1 future

2 tomorrow

3 classifier: 个 gè

4 approaching

5 coming

6 pending

1 lit. every turnip to its hole (idiom)

2 fig. each person has his own position

3 each to his own

4 horses for courses

5 every kettle has its lid

1 to advance courageously (idiom)

2 to press forward

1 before the first wave subsides, a new wave rises (idiom); a new problem arises before the old is solved

2 many twists and turns to a story

3 one thing after another

1 (idiom) ignore your elders at your peril

1 regardless of what's before or after (idiom); rushing blindly into sth