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生前
shēng qián
生前 (shēng qián) means "(of a deceased) during one's life; while living". It is an HSK 3.0 level 7-9 word, and was not on the old six-level HSK list.
What 生前 means
- (of a deceased) during one's life
- while living
The characters in 生前
- 生shēngto grow; to give birth; to produce; to be born; to arise; to occur; to light (a fire)
- 前qiánfront; forward; ahead
Words starting with 生前
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