之前 (zhīqián) — before; prior to; earlier than · Tsumugu

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之前 word · TOCFL 3 (est.)

之前＝之＋前

ㄓㄑㄧㄢˊ · zhīqián

time word — before; prior to; earlier than

字源 FORM — what the parts do

之classical possessive/modifier particle (之後)zhī

前front; before (前面)qián

之前，之後的之，前面的前。

關 · Related

以前yǐqiánbefore — the colloquial equivalent 之後zhīhòuafter — the direct pair