HSK 3

前年 meaning in Chinese

qiánnián

Without tone marks: qiannian

the year before last

noun

Example

我大前年死了个朋友。

wǒ dàqiánnián sǐ le gè péngyou.

Three years ago, a friend of mine died.

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