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此前

cǐ qián

HSK 3.0 level 5 2-character word

此前 (cǐ qián) means "before this; before then; previously". It is an HSK 3.0 level 5 word, and was not on the old six-level HSK list.

What 此前 means

1. before this
2. before then
3. previously

The characters in 此前

• 此cǐthis; these
• 前qiánfront; forward; ahead

Example sentences

• 此前我父亲从没出过国。
  Cǐqián wǒ fùqīn cóngméi chū guo guó.
  My father has never been outside the country until now.

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