# 前后 (qiánhòu)

In Mandarin Chinese, 前后 (qiánhòu) means “around (a time); front and back; from start to finish”. It is part of the HSK 3 vocabulary list in the official HSK 3.0 standard.

- Meaning: around (a time); front and back; from start to finish
- Pinyin: qiánhòu (qian2 hou4)
- Traditional: 前後
- HSK 3.0 · Level 3

## Examples

- 春节前后，火车票很难买。
  Chūnjié qiánhòu, huǒchēpiào hěn nán mǎi.
  Around the Spring Festival, train tickets are hard to buy.

## Characters

- [前](https://hanziro.com/word/qian-front/) (qián): front; before
- [后](https://hanziro.com/word/hou-after/) (hòu): after; behind

https://hanziro.com/word/qian-hou-around/

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