Chinese grammar - A time period 'ago' using 前 (qián) |
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In Chinese, to express some time period 'ago', we use the structure: [time period] + 前 (qián). |
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我一年前开始学中文。
wǒ yī nián qián kāishǐ xué zhōngwén. I started learning Chinese a year ago.
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她两年前搬到了北京。
tā liǎng nián qián bāndào le běijīng. She moved to Beijing two years ago.
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他们三个月前买了房子。
tāmen sān ge yuè qián mǎi le fángzi. They bought a house three months ago. |
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我一个小时前吃了午饭。
wǒ yī ge xiǎoshí qián chī le wǔfàn. I had lunch an hour ago. |
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她三天前买了一辆车。
tā sān tiān qián mǎi le yī liàng chē. She bought a car three days ago. |
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我们半年前开始工作。
wǒmen bàn nián qián kāishǐ gōngzuò. We started working half a year ago.
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我四个月前去了法国。
wǒ sì ge yuè qián qù le fàguó. I went to France four months ago. |
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她半个小时前打了电话。
tā bàn ge xiǎoshí qián dǎ le diànhuà. She called half an hour ago. |
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我们十年前是同学。
wǒmen shí nián qián shì tóngxué. We were classmates ten years ago. |
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他六天前回来了。
tā liù tiān qián huílái le. He came back six days ago. |
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她七年前开始工作。
tā qī nián qián kāishǐ gōngzuò. She started working seven years ago. |
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他们八个月前结婚了。
tāmen bā ge yuè qián jiéhūn le. They got married eight months ago. |
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他们才五分钟前到达。
tāmen cái wǔ fēnzhōng qián dàodá. They just arrived five minutes ago.
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