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先前

xiān qián

HSK 6 2-character word

What 先前 means

1. before; previously

The characters in 先前

• 先xiānbeforehand; first; earlier; at first; originally; for the time being; for now
• 前qiánfront; forward; ahead

Example sentences

• 我先前在中国住了六个月。
  Wǒ xiānqián zài Zhōngguó zhù le liù gè yuè.
  I've lived in China for six months.
• 我们先前不知道要怎么做，所以才求助。
  Wǒmen xiānqián bù zhīdào yào zěnme zuò, suǒyǐ cái qiúzhù.
  We didn't know how to do it, so we asked for help.
• 不好意思，让我指出先前文章的三个错误。
  Bù hǎoyìsi, ràng wǒ zhǐchū xiānqián wénzhāng de sān gè cuòwù.
  Excuse me, let me point out three mistakes in the above article.