BEFORE - Translation from English into Chinese

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I. before [bıˈfɔː] PREP

1. before [表示时间]:

before: 在…以前 zài…yǐqián

the day before last: 前天

2. before [表示位置]:

before: 在…前面 zài…qiánmian

He stood before me.: 他站在我面前。

3. before [表示重要性等]:

before: 先于 xiānyú

before: 比…更重要 bǐ…gèng zhòngyào

put quality before quantity: 认为质量比数量更重要

II. before [bıˈfɔː] ADV

before: [表示时间] 从前 cóngqián

before: 以前 yǐqián

We have been there long before.: 我们早就去过那里了。

III. before [bıˈfɔː] CONJ

1. before [表示时间]:

before: 在…以前 zài…yǐqián

It was three days before he came back.: 他三天后才回来。

2. before:

before: (宁可…而)不愿… bùyuàn…

I'll die before I'd go there.: 我宁愿死也不去那里。

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Examples from the PONS Dictionary (editorially verified)

before Christ: 公元前 gōngyuán qián

before long: 不久以后 bùjiǔ yǐhòu

confess before a priest: 在神父面前忏悔

the day before last: 前天

He stood before me.: 他站在我面前。

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