# 先前 (xiānqián)

In Mandarin Chinese, 先前 (xiānqián) means “previously; before”. It is part of the HSK 5 vocabulary list in the official HSK 3.0 standard.

- Meaning: previously; before
- Pinyin: xiānqián (xian1 qian2)
- HSK 3.0 · Level 5
- HSK 2.0 · Level 6

## Examples

- 这里比先前干净多了。
  Zhèlǐ bǐ xiānqián gānjìng duō le.
  This place is much cleaner than previously.

## Characters

- [先](https://hanziro.com/word/xian-first/) (xiān): first; beforehand
- [前](https://hanziro.com/word/qian-front/) (qián): front; before

https://hanziro.com/word/xian-qian-previously/

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