前天(qián tiān)

HSK 32 characters

the day before yesterday

Character breakdown

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Example sentences

How 前天 is used in everyday Chinese — the speaker reads the whole sentence.

  • 前天去伦敦。

    tā qián tiān qù lún dūn

    He departed for London the day before yesterday.

  • 事故发生在前天

    shì gù fā shēng zài qián tiān

    The accident happened the day before yesterday.

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