# 前年 (qiánnián)

In Mandarin Chinese, 前年 (qiánnián) means “the year before last”. It is part of the HSK 2 vocabulary list in the official HSK 3.0 standard.

- Meaning: the year before last
- Pinyin: qiánnián (qian2 nian2)
- HSK 3.0 · Level 2

## Examples

- 他是前年来中国的。
  Tā shì qiánnián lái Zhōngguó de.
  He came to China the year before last.

## Characters

- [前](https://hanziro.com/word/qian-front/) (qián): front; before
- [年](https://hanziro.com/word/nian-year/) (nián): year

https://hanziro.com/word/qian-nian-year-before-last/

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