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CHINESE WORD

qián nián

前年

the year before last

HSK 2
Numbered pinyin
qian2 nian2
English meanings
the year before last

Example sentences

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  1. 01

    qiánnián前年wǒ我qù去guò过Běijīng北京。

    I went to Beijing the year before last.

  2. 02

    qiánnián前年tā他hái还xiǎo小。

    He was little the year before last.

  3. 03

    qiánnián前年xià下le了dà大xuě雪。

    It snowed heavily the year before last.

  4. 04

    wǒmen我们shì是qiánnián前年rènshi认识de的。

    We met the year before last.

  5. 05

    qiánnián前年tā他kāishǐ开始xué学Zhōngwén中文。

    He started Chinese the year before last.

  6. 06

    qiánnián前年de的jīntiān今天。

    This day the year before last.

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