Nantoka/之前zhī qiánHSK 4之前 (zhī qián) is a Chinese word meaning “before; prior to; ago”.Meanings1before2prior to3ago4previously5beforehandPart of speechnounCharacters in 之前之zhī · (possessive particle, literary equivalent of 的[de5])前qián · frontRelated words前front之(possessive particle, literary equivalent of 的[de5])以前before之后after; behind之间(after a noun) between; among; amid面前in front of之一one of (sth)目前at the present time前面ahead之类and so on之中inside前进to go forwardStudy Chinese with flashcards →