在这之前 (在這之前)
zài zhè zhī qián
Pinyin
Definition
在这之前 (在這之前)
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- before then
- up until that point
Character Decomposition
Related Words (20)
- 1 (possessive particle, literary equivalent of 的[de])
- 2 him
- 3 her
- 4 it
- 1 (located) at
- 2 (to be) in
- 3 to exist
- 4 in the middle of doing sth
- 5 (indicating an action in progress)
- 1 now
- 2 at present
- 3 at the moment
- 4 modern
- 5 current
- 6 nowadays
- 1 one of (sth)
- 2 one out of a multitude
- 3 one (third, quarter, percent etc)
- 1 under
- 2 beneath
- 3 less than
Idioms (20)
一丘之貉
- 1 jackals of the same tribe (idiom); fig. They are all just as bad as each other.
一之为甚
- 1 once is more than enough (idiom)
一年之计在于春
- 1 the whole year must be planned for in the spring (idiom)
- 2 early planning is the key to success
一往无前
- 1 to advance courageously (idiom)
- 2 to press forward
一技之长
- 1 proficiency in a particular field (idiom)
- 2 skill in a specialized area (idiom)