前 qián
- Strokes
- 9
- Radical
- 刂 — knife
前年
qiánnián
the year before last
Characters in this word
年 nián
- Strokes
- 6
- Radical
- 干 — arid, dry
- How it's built
- Ideograph — the meaning is built from its parts
Example phrases
- 前年我来过。 Qiánnián wǒ lái guò. I came here the year before last.
- 前年很冷。 Qiánnián hěn lěng. The year before last was very cold.
- 她前年毕业。 Tā qiánnián bìyè. She graduated the year before last.
Related words
- 前 qián front, before
- 前边 qiánbian front, in front
- 前天 qiántiān the day before yesterday
- 面前 miànqián in front of
- 以前 yǐqián before; in the past
- 从前 cóngqián in the past; long ago
- 目前 mùqián now; at present
- 前后 qiánhòu front and back
- 前进 qiánjìn to move forward
- 前面 qiánmiàn in front; ahead
- 前往 qiánwǎng to go to; to head for
- 提前 tíqián ahead of time