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前天 (qián tiān): The day before yesterday (Noun) — Meaning & Stroke Order

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前天 consists of 2 characters.

front, forward, ahead, before

sky, heaven, or the celestial realm

Example Sentences with 前天

qián前

tiān天

wǒ我

qù去

le了

tú图

shū书

guǎn馆

jiè借

shū书

。

I went to the library to borrow books the day before yesterday.

wǒ我

qián前

tiān天

qù去

chāo超

shì市

mǎi买

le了

hěn很

mù目

qián前

tiān天

qì气

hěn很

hǎo好

，

shì适

hé合

chū

duō多

dōng东

xi西

。

I went to the supermarket and bought a lot of things the day before yesterday.

出

mén门

sàn散

bù步

。

The weather is very good at the moment, suitable for going out for a walk.

Related Words

More HSK vocabulary that shares characters with 前天.

Words with 前

前面qián miànHSK 1
以前yǐ qiánHSK 3
提前tí qiánHSK 4
从前cóng qiánHSK 5
之前zhī qián
先前xiān qián
前任qián rèn
前台qián tái

Words with 天

今天jīn tiānHSK 1
天气tiān qìHSK 1
明天míng tiānHSK 1
昨天zuó tiānHSK 1
聊天liáo tiānHSK 3
礼拜天lǐ bài tiānHSK 4
先天xiān tiān
冬天dōng tiān