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前年

year before last

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Character Composition

Characters

Pinyin

qian2nian2 • qiánnián

Meaning

Primary

year before last

Alternatives

the year before last

Mnemonic

The 年 year that is 前 in front of the last year is literally the 前年 year before last.

Usage

我 前年 这 时候 在 中国。

This time the year before last I was in China.

我们 前年 搬 到 这 个 城市。

We moved to this city the year before last.

这 家 餐厅 是 前年 开 的。

This restaurant opened the year before last.