先前
xiān qián
Meaning
- before · previously
Example sentences
我先前在中国住了六个月。
我先前在中國住了六個月。
wǒ xiān qián zài zhōng guó zhù le liù gè yuè。
I previously lived in China for six months.
我们先前不知道要怎么做，所以才求助。
我們先前不知道要怎麼做，所以才求助。
wǒ men xiān qián bù zhī dào yào zěn me zuò， suǒ yǐ cái qiú zhù。
We didn't know what to do before, so we asked for help.
我先前就知道这一刻将会到来。
我先前就知道這一刻將會到來。
wǒ xiān qián jiù zhī dào zhè yī kè jiāng huì dào lái。
I knew this moment would come.