☊B 阿 + 阿 * * a1

prefix used before kinship terms/ (brother)

Phonetisches A + +

☊B 前年 + 前年 * * qian2nian2

the year before yesteryear

vorletztes Jahr + +

☊B 前天 + 前天 * * qian2tian1

the day before yesterday

vorgestern + +

☊B 眼前 + 眼前 * * yan3qian2

before one's eyes/ at present

zur Zeit, jetzt, gegenwärtig, vor seinen Augen + +

☊D 生前 + 生前 * * sheng1qian2

before one's death

zu Lebzeiten + +

☊D 凌晨 + 凌晨 * * ling2chen2

before dawn

in der Morgendämmerung, früh morgens + +

的 * 1 de5 of/ structural particle: used before a noun; linking it to preceding possessive or descriptive attributive

这 * 1 zhe4 this/ these/ (commonly pr. zhei4 before a classifier; esp. in Beijing)

那 * 1 na4 that/ those/ then (in that case)/ commonly pr. nei4 before a classifier; esp. in Beijing

他 * 1 ta1 he or him/ (used for either sex when the sex is unknown or unimportant)/ (used before sb's name for emphasis)/ (used as a meaningless mock object)/ other/ another

去 * 1 qu4 to go/ to go to (a place)/ to cause to go or send (sb)/ to remove/ to get rid of/ (when used either before or after a verb) to go in order to do sth/ to be apart from in space or time/ (after a verb of motion indicates movement away from the speaker)/ (us

地 * 3 de5 -ly/ structural particle: used before a verb or adjective; linking it to preceding modifying adverbial adjunct

老 * 3 lao3 prefix used before the surname of a person or a numeral indicating the order of birth of the children in a family or to indicate affection or familiarity/ old (of people)/ venerable (person)/ experienced/ of long standing/ always/ all the time/ of the pas

按时 * 4 an4 shi2 on time/ before deadline/ on schedule

曾经 * 5 ceng2 jing1 once/ already/ former/ previously/ ever/ (past tense marker used before verb or clause)

事先 * 5 shi4 xian1 in advance/ before the event/ beforehand/ prior

须知 * 6 xu1 zhi1 prerequisites/ rules that must be known before starting sth

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