之前

Chinese

		's; him/her/it; this	front, forepart; in front; past front, forepart; in front; past; former; previous; last; before; preceding; earlier; ago; future; time ahead; first; top; battlefront; to move forward
trad. (之前)		之	前
simp. #(之前)		之	前
Literally: “in the time before ...”

Pronunciation

• Mandarin

  (Standard)

  (Pinyin): zhīqián

  (Zhuyin): ㄓ ㄑㄧㄢˊ

  (Chengdu, Sichuanese Pinyin): zi¹ qian²

• Cantonese (Jyutping): zi¹ cin⁴
• Southern Min (Hokkien, POJ): chi-chiân / chi-chêng / chi-chûiⁿ

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• Mandarin
  • (Standard Chinese)
    • Hanyu Pinyin: zhīqián
    • Zhuyin: ㄓ ㄑㄧㄢˊ
    • Tongyong Pinyin: jhihcián
    • Wade–Giles: chih¹-chʻien²
    • Yale: jr̄-chyán
    • Gwoyeu Romatzyh: jychyan
    • Palladius: чжицянь (čžicjanʹ)
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /ʈ͡ʂʐ̩⁵⁵ t͡ɕʰi̯ɛn³⁵/
    • Homophones:

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  • (Chengdu)
    • Sichuanese Pinyin: zi¹ qian²
    • Scuanxua Ladinxua Xin Wenz: zkian
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /t͡sz̩⁵⁵ t͡ɕʰiɛn²¹/
• Cantonese
  • (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)
    • Jyutping: zi¹ cin⁴
    • Yale: jī chìhn
    • Cantonese Pinyin: dzi¹ tsin⁴
    • Guangdong Romanization: ji¹ qin⁴
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /t͡siː⁵⁵ t͡sʰiːn²¹/
    • Homophones:

      edit edit 之前 支前

• Southern Min
  • (Hokkien: Xiamen, Quanzhou, Zhangzhou)
    • Pe̍h-ōe-jī: chi-chiân
    • Tâi-lô: tsi-tsiân
    • Phofsit Daibuun: cicieen
    • IPA (Xiamen): /t͡si⁴⁴⁻²² t͡siɛn²⁴/
    • IPA (Zhangzhou): /t͡si⁴⁴⁻²² t͡siɛn¹³/
    • IPA (Quanzhou): /t͡si³³ t͡siɛn²⁴/
  • (Hokkien: General Taiwanese)
    • Pe̍h-ōe-jī: chi-chêng
    • Tâi-lô: tsi-tsîng
    • Phofsit Daibuun: cizeeng
    • IPA (Taipei): /t͡si⁴⁴⁻³³ t͡siɪŋ²⁴/
    • IPA (Kaohsiung): /t͡si⁴⁴⁻³³ t͡siɪŋ²³/
  • (Hokkien: Quanzhou)
    • Pe̍h-ōe-jī: chi-chûiⁿ
    • Tâi-lô: tsi-tsuînn
    • Phofsit Daibuun: cizvuii
    • IPA (Quanzhou): /t͡si³³ t͡suĩ²⁴/

Noun

(deprecated template usage) 之前

1. before; in front of; ahead of

   你走之前，我去看你，好嗎？ [MSC, trad.]
   你走之前，我去看你，好吗？ [MSC, simp.]

   Nǐ zǒu zhīqián, wǒ qù kàn nǐ, hǎo ma? [Pinyin]

   Can I see you before you leave?

2. (placed sentence-initially) before; previously

   你之前的工作經驗 [MSC, trad.]
   你之前的工作经验 [MSC, simp.]

   nǐ zhīqián de gōngzuò jīngyàn [Pinyin]

   your previous job experience

(deprecated template usage)