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此前 cǐqián before this

before this; before then; previously

怎么记住“此前”: 此 this + 前 in front = before this.

  • HSK 5 级
  • 词语

汉字

用法

  • 'Before this / prior to this / previously' - 此前从未发生过 (cǐqián cóng wèi fāshēng guò) it had never happened before then.
  • 此 = this (formal/written 'this'); pairs with 此后 (cǐhòu, after this). Common in news reporting to anchor a timeline.
  • More formal than 以前 (yǐqián); refers to the point already under discussion, not just 'in the past' generally.