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前年

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

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Pinyinqián nián

Meaningthe year before last

Characters2

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Word前年

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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.

Related Words

More HSK vocabulary that shares characters with 前年.

Words with 前

前面qián miànHSK 1
以前yǐ qiánHSK 3
前天qián tiānHSK 3
面前miàn qiánHSK 3
之前zhī qiánHSK 4
前后qián hòuHSK 4
前方qián fāngHSK 4
提前tí qiánHSK 4

Words with 年

今年jīn niánHSK 1
明年míng niánHSK 1
去年qù niánHSK 2
过年guò niánHSK 2
后年hòu niánHSK 3
年级nián jíHSK 3
年轻nián qīngHSK 3
新年

xīn nián

HSK 3