A + * * xian1 earlier/ before/ first/ temporarily 1. eher, zuerst, erst, voraus 2. Vorfahr, Ahnherr, ältere Generationen + +
C 原先 + * * yuan2xian1 original-earlier/ former/ original früher, ursprünglich, eigentlich + +
D 前期 + * * qian2qi1 the earlier stage Vorstufe, Anfangsperiode + +

提前* 4 ti2 qian2 to shift to an earlier date/ to bring forward/ to advance
一向* 6 yi1 xiang4 all along/ the whole time/ constantly/ earlier/ lately
继往开来* 6 ji4 wang3 kai1 lai2 to follow the past and herald the future (idiom)/ part of a historical transition/ forming a bridge between earlier and later stages




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earlier. a: Temporal_subregion +



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707 中国 古代 周朝 秦朝 几百年 +


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earlier + earlier + earlier + earlier +


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