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前夕

qián xī

HSK 3.0 level 7-9 2-character word

前夕 (qián xī) means "eve; the day before". It is an HSK 3.0 level 7-9 word, and was not on the old six-level HSK list.

What 前夕 means

1. eve
2. the day before

The characters in 前夕

• 前qiánfront; forward; ahead
• 夕xī(bound form) sunset; dusk; (bound form) evening; night; Taiwan pr. xì

Example sentences

• 考试前夕，他特别焦虑。
  Kǎoshì qiánxī, tā tèbié jiāolǜ.
  He worries excessively on the eve of exams.

Words containing 前夕

• 新年前夕xīn nián qián xīNew Year's eve
• 圣诞前夕Shèng dàn qián xīChristmas eve
• 万圣节前夕Wàn shèng jié Qián xīAll Saints' Eve; Halloween

Sounds the same

Read qián xī, tone for tone, but written differently.

• 黔西see 黔西市

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• The four tones and the neutral tone, to read qián xī correctly.
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