A 從前 + * * cong2qian2 before/ formerly/ in the past vorher,früher, einstmals + +
A 以前 + * * yi3qian2 before/ formerly vorher,in der Vergangenheit + +
A + * * qian2 front/ forward/ before/ preceding 1. vorn, frontal, vor 2. vorwärtsgehen, voranschreiten, voran, vorwärts 3. vorher, zuvor, vor 4. ehemalig 5. erste,r, s + +
A + * * xian1 earlier/ before/ first/ temporarily 1. eher, zuerst, erst, voraus 2. Vorfahr, Ahnherr, ältere Generationen + +
B + * * a1 prefix used before kinship terms/ (brother) Phonetisches A + +
B 面前 + * * mian4qian2 in front of/ in face of/ before vor, vorgelagert (ungeprueft)/Wandbewurf, Außenschicht, Frontseite + +
B …之前 + * * zhi1 qian2 before vorher, bevor, vor + +
B 事先 + * * shi4xian1 in advance/ beforehand vorher,zuvor, im voraus + +
B 前年 + * * qian2nian2 the year before yesteryear vorletztes Jahr + +
B 前天 + * * qian2tian1 the day before yesterday vorgestern + +
B 眼前 + * * yan3qian2 before one's eyes/ at present zur Zeit, jetzt, gegenwärtig, vor seinen Augen + +
C 依舊 + * * yi1jiu4 still-before/ still like before/ unchanged as before wie früher, nach wie vor, + +
C 依然 + * * yi1ran2 still-so/ as before/ still noch, wie vorher, immer noch + +
C 預報 + * * yu4bao4 beforehand-report/ predict/ forecast/ prediction Voraus- Vorhersage + +
C 預防 + * * yu4fang2 beforehand-guard/ prevent/ take precautions against vorbeugen, verhüten + +
C 預先 + * * yu4xian1 beforehand-before/ in advance/ beforehand im voraus, vorher + +
C 預祝 + * * yu4zhu4 beforehand-wish/ wish/ may wünschen, für etwas beten, + +
C 照樣 + * * zhao4yang4 follow-appearance/ in the same old way/ as before 1. nach einem Muster 2.auf die gleiche alte Weise, in derselben Weise, wie früher + +
D 生前 + * * sheng1qian2 before one's death zu Lebzeiten + +
D 凌晨 + * * ling2chen2 before dawn in der Morgendämmerung, früh morgens + +

* 1 de5 of/ structural particle: used before a noun; linking it to preceding possessive or descriptive attributive
* 1 zhe4 this/ these/ (commonly pr. zhei4 before a classifier; esp. in Beijing)
* 1 na4 that/ those/ then (in that case)/ commonly pr. nei4 before a classifier; esp. in Beijing
* 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
* 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
* 3 de5 -ly/ structural particle: used before a verb or adjective; linking it to preceding modifying adverbial adjunct
* 3 xiang4 direction/ orientation/ to face/ to turn toward/ to/ towards/ shortly before/ formerly/ to side with/ to be partial to/ all along (previously)/ surname Xiang
* 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
以前* 3 yi3 qian2 before/ formerly/ previous/ ago
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)
依然* 5 yi1 ran2 still/ as before
事先* 5 shi4 xian1 in advance/ before the event/ beforehand/ prior
照样* 6 zhao4 yang4 as before/ (same) as usual
须知* 6 xu1 zhi1 prerequisites/ rules that must be known before starting sth
先前* 6 xian1 qian2 before/ previously
预先* 6 yu4 xian1 beforehand/ prior
依旧* 6 yi1 jiu4 as before/ still
一如既往* 6 yi1 ru2 ji4 wang3 just as in the past (idiom)/ as before/ continuing as always
跟前* 6 gen1 qian2 in front of/ close to/ nearby/ the time just before




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before : At a time earlier than the present; previously
before vor ก่อนที่ avant antes prima ennen


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before. prep: Time_vector +

beforehand. adv: Time_vector +



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211 吃饭 洗手 +
1460 俄罗斯 +
2603 香港 回归 英国 殖民地 +
3310 法官 案件 酌情 判决 +
3357 他们 祈祷 +
3734 这件 工艺品 经过 修复 已经 完好 如初 +


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before + before +

(In front of, before) + + 우선 (First of all, before everything) + + (Before) + + 여전히 (As it used to be, as before ; still, persistently, even still) + + 미리 (Beforehand) + + 앞서 (Before, previously 2) in anticipation,beforehand) + + 눈앞 (Before one’s eyes) + + 앞서다 (To go before, precede) + + 오래전 (Since a long time before) + + 사전 (beforehand,in advance) + + 직전 (Just immediately before) + + 전날 (The day before, the day prior) + + 앞뒤 (Before and behind) + + 도로 (Back, same as ever, same as it was before) + + 어느덧 (Before one knows it) + + 여전하다 ( Be unchanged, the same as before) + + 엊그제 (The day before yesterday, a few days ago) + + 재작년 (The year before last) + + 그저께 (The day before yesterday) + +
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