# 之前 (zhīqián)

In Mandarin Chinese, 之前 (zhīqián) means “before; prior to; ago”. It is part of the HSK 4 vocabulary list in the official HSK 3.0 standard.

- Meaning: before; prior to; ago
- Pinyin: zhīqián (zhi1 qian2)
- HSK 3.0 · Level 4

## Examples

- 吃饭之前请先洗手。
  Chīfàn zhīqián qǐng xiān xǐshǒu.
  Please wash your hands before eating.

## Characters

- [之](https://hanziro.com/word/zhi-possessive-marker/) (zhī): (particle) possessive marker; him, her, it
- [前](https://hanziro.com/word/qian-front/) (qián): front; before

https://hanziro.com/word/zhi-qian-before/

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