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前年 (qián nián): Meaning, Examples & Usage

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前年 (qián nián): The year before last (Noun) — Meaning & Stroke Order

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前年 consists of 2 characters.

front, forward, ahead, before

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.

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More HSK vocabulary that shares characters with 前年.

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 年

去年qù niánHSK 2
年级nián jíHSK 3
年轻nián qīngHSK 3
年龄nián língHSK 4
中年zhōng nián
今年jīn nián
全年quán nián
半年bàn nián