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前年
前年
(qián nián): The year before last (Noun) — Meaning & Stroke Order
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前 • qián • front, forward, ahead, before • HSK 3.0 · L1
HSK 3.0 · L1
qián
前
front, forward, ahead, before
年 • nián • year • HSK 3.0 · L1
HSK 3.0 · L1
nián
年
year
Words Sharing Characters
More common words that include characters from 前年.
Words with
前
前面
qián miàn
front
以前
yǐ qián
before
前天
qián tiān
the day before yesterday
面前
miàn qián
in front of
之前
zhī qián
before
前后
qián hòu
around
前方
qián fāng
ahead
提前
tí qián
in advance
Words with
年
今年
jīn nián
this year
明年
míng nián
next year
去年
qù nián
last year
过年
guò nián
to celebrate the Chinese New Year
后年
hòu nián
the year after next
年级
nián jí
(school) year/grade
年轻
nián qīng
young
新年
xīn nián
New Year
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Example Sentences with 前年
wǒ
我
qián
前
nián
年
dà
大
xué
学
bì
毕
yè
业
，
xiàn
现
zài
在
gōng
工
zuò
作
liǎng
两
nián
年
le
了
。
I graduated from university the year before last, and I have been working for two years now.
