前几天 前幾天
前几天 前幾天 qián jǐ tiān ㄑㄧㄢˊ ㄐㄧˇ ㄊㄧㄢ cin4 gei2 tin1
- a few days ago
- a few days before
- the past few days
- the previous few days
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前
- 之前 zhī qián ㄓ ㄑㄧㄢˊ zi1 cin4 before
- 以前 yǐ qián ㄧˇ ㄑㄧㄢˊ ji5 cin4 before
- 先前 xiān qián ㄒㄧㄢ ㄑㄧㄢˊ sin1 cin4 before; previously
- 前任 qián rèn ㄑㄧㄢˊ ㄖㄣˋ cin4 jam6 predecessor
- 前来 前來 qián lái ㄑㄧㄢˊ ㄌㄞˊ cin4 loi4 to come (formal)
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- 前夕 qián xī ㄑㄧㄢˊ ㄒㄧ cin4 zik6 eve
- 前天 qián tiān ㄑㄧㄢˊ ㄊㄧㄢ cin4 tin1 the day before yesterday
- 前年 qián nián ㄑㄧㄢˊ ㄋㄧㄢˊ cin4 nin4 the year before last
- 前往 qián wǎng ㄑㄧㄢˊ ㄨㄤˇ cin4 wong5 to leave for; to proceed towards; to go to
- 前后 前後 qián hòu ㄑㄧㄢˊ ㄏㄡˋ cin4 hau6 around
- 前提 qián tí ㄑㄧㄢˊ ㄊㄧˊ cin4 tai4 premise
- 前方 qián fāng ㄑㄧㄢˊ ㄈㄤ cin4 fong1 ahead
- 前景 qián jǐng ㄑㄧㄢˊ ㄐㄧㄥˇ cin4 ging2 foreground
- 前期 qián qī ㄑㄧㄢˊ ㄑㄧ cin4 kei4 preceding period
- 前沿 qián yán ㄑㄧㄢˊ ㄧㄢˊ cin4 jyun4 (military) forward position
- 前科 qián kē ㄑㄧㄢˊ ㄎㄜ cin4 fo1 criminal record
- 前程 qián chéng ㄑㄧㄢˊ ㄔㄥˊ cin4 cing4 future (career etc) prospects
- 前线 前線 qián xiàn ㄑㄧㄢˊ ㄒㄧㄢˋ cin4 sin3 front line
- 前者 qián zhě ㄑㄧㄢˊ ㄓㄜˇ cin4 ze2 the former (i.e. the one mentioned first)
- 前台 前臺 qián tái ㄑㄧㄢˊ ㄊㄞˊ cin4 toi4 stage
几 幾
- 好几 好幾 hǎo jǐ ㄏㄠˇ ㄐㄧˇ hou2 gei2 several
- 几乎 幾乎 jī hū ㄐㄧ ㄏㄨ gei1 fu4 almost; nearly; practically
- 几率 幾率 jī lǜ ㄐㄧ ㄌㄩˋ gei2 leot6 probability
- 寥寥无几 寥寥無幾 liáo liáo wú jǐ ㄌㄧㄠˊ ㄌㄧㄠˊ ㄨˊ ㄐㄧˇ liu4 liu4 mou4 gei2 (idiom) very few
- 几案 jī àn ㄐㄧ ㄢˋ gei1 on3 long narrow table
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- 十几 十幾 shí jǐ ㄕˊ ㄐㄧˇ sap6 gei2 more than ten; a dozen or more
- 几丁 幾丁 jī dīng ㄐㄧ ㄉㄧㄥ gei2 ding1 chitin
- 几何 幾何 jǐ hé ㄐㄧˇ ㄏㄜˊ gei2 ho4 geometry
- 几个 幾個 jǐ ge ㄐㄧˇ ˙ㄍㄜ gei2 go3 a few
- 几倍 幾倍 jǐ bèi ㄐㄧˇ ㄅㄟˋ gei2 pui5 several times (bigger)
- 几分 幾分 jǐ fēn ㄐㄧˇ ㄈㄣ gei2 fan1 somewhat
- 几千 幾千 jǐ qiān ㄐㄧˇ ㄑㄧㄢ gei2 cin1 several thousand
- 几多 幾多 jǐ duō ㄐㄧˇ ㄉㄨㄛ gei2 do1 (dialect) how much
- 几天 幾天 jǐ tiān ㄐㄧˇ ㄊㄧㄢ gei2 tin1 several days
- 几希 幾希 jī xī ㄐㄧ ㄒㄧ gei2 hei1 not much
- 几年 幾年 jǐ nián ㄐㄧˇ ㄋㄧㄢˊ gei2 nin4 a few years; several years
- 几度 幾度 jǐ dù ㄐㄧˇ ㄉㄨˋ gei2 dok6 how many times
- 几微 幾微 jī wēi ㄐㄧ ㄨㄟ gei1 mei4 tiny
- 几时 幾時 jǐ shí ㄐㄧˇ ㄕˊ gei2 si4 at what time?; when?
- 几样 幾樣 jǐ yàng ㄐㄧˇ ㄧㄤˋ gei2 joeng6 several kinds
天
- 今天 jīn tiān ㄐㄧㄣ ㄊㄧㄢ gam1 tin1 today
- 先天 xiān tiān ㄒㄧㄢ ㄊㄧㄢ sin1 tin1 embryonic period (contrasted with 后天)
- 冬天 dōng tiān ㄉㄨㄥ ㄊㄧㄢ dung1 tin1 winter
- 前天 qián tiān ㄑㄧㄢˊ ㄊㄧㄢ cin4 tin1 the day before yesterday
- 半天 bàn tiān ㄅㄢˋ ㄊㄧㄢ bun3 tin1 half of the day
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- 夏天 xià tiān ㄒㄧㄚˋ ㄊㄧㄢ haa6 tin1 summer
- 天上 tiān shàng ㄊㄧㄢ ㄕㄤˋ tin1 soeng6 the sky; the heavens
- 天下 tiān xià ㄊㄧㄢ ㄒㄧㄚˋ tin1 haa6 land under heaven
- 天使 tiān shǐ ㄊㄧㄢ ㄕˇ tin1 si3 angel
- 天分 tiān fèn ㄊㄧㄢ ㄈㄣˋ tin1 fan6 natural gift
- 天地 tiān dì ㄊㄧㄢ ㄉㄧˋ tin1 dei6 heaven and earth
- 天堂 tiān táng ㄊㄧㄢ ㄊㄤˊ tin1 tong4 paradise
- 天天 tiān tiān ㄊㄧㄢ ㄊㄧㄢ tin1 tin1 every day
- 天平 tiān píng ㄊㄧㄢ ㄆㄧㄥˊ tin1 ping4 scales (to weigh things)
- 天性 tiān xìng ㄊㄧㄢ ㄒㄧㄥˋ tin1 sing3 nature
- 天才 tiān cái ㄊㄧㄢ ㄘㄞˊ tin1 coi4 talent
- 天敌 天敵 tiān dí ㄊㄧㄢ ㄉㄧˊ tin1 dik6 predator; natural enemy
- 天文 tiān wén ㄊㄧㄢ ㄨㄣˊ tin1 man4 astronomy
- 天桥 天橋 tiān qiáo ㄊㄧㄢ ㄑㄧㄠˊ tin1 kiu4 overhead walkway
- 天气 天氣 tiān qì ㄊㄧㄢ ㄑㄧˋ tin1 hei3 weather
Idioms with these characters
- 巴前算后 巴前算後 bā qián suàn hòu ㄅㄚ ㄑㄧㄢˊ ㄙㄨㄢˋ ㄏㄡˋ baa1 cin4 syun3 hau6 thinking and pondering (idiom); to turn sth over in one's mind
- 冰释前嫌 冰釋前嫌 bīng shì qián xián ㄅㄧㄥ ㄕˋ ㄑㄧㄢˊ ㄒㄧㄢˊ bing1 sik1 cin4 jim4 (idiom) to forget previous differences; to bury the hatchet
- 不顾前后 不顧前後 bù gù qián hòu ㄅㄨˋ ㄍㄨˋ ㄑㄧㄢˊ ㄏㄡˋ bat1 gu3 cin4 hau6 regardless of what's before or after (idiom); rushing blindly into sth
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- 惩前毖后 懲前毖後 chéng qián bì hòu ㄔㄥˊ ㄑㄧㄢˊ ㄅㄧˋ ㄏㄡˋ cing4 cin4 bei3 hau6 lit. to punish those before to prevent those after (idiom); to criticize former mistakes firmly to prevent them happening again
- 承前启后 承前啟後 chéng qián qǐ hòu ㄔㄥˊ ㄑㄧㄢˊ ㄑㄧˇ ㄏㄡˋ sing4 cin4 kai2 hau6 to follow the past and herald the future (idiom); part of a historical transition
- 大敌当前 大敵當前 dà dí dāng qián ㄉㄚˋ ㄉㄧˊ ㄉㄤ ㄑㄧㄢˊ daai6 dik6 dong1 cin4 (idiom) to be faced with a formidable enemy
- 各奔前程 gè bèn qián chéng ㄍㄜˋ ㄅㄣˋ ㄑㄧㄢˊ ㄔㄥˊ gok3 ban1 cin4 cing4 each goes his own way (idiom); each person has his own life to lead
- 光前裕后 光前裕後 guāng qián yù hòu ㄍㄨㄤ ㄑㄧㄢˊ ㄩˋ ㄏㄡˋ gwong1 cin4 jyu6 hau6 to bring honor to one's ancestors and benefit future generations (idiom)
- 裹足不前 guǒ zú bù qián ㄍㄨㄛˇ ㄗㄨˊ ㄅㄨˋ ㄑㄧㄢˊ gwo2 zuk1 bat1 cin4 to stand still without advancing (idiom); to hesitate and hold back
- 尽释前嫌 盡釋前嫌 jìn shì qián xián ㄐㄧㄣˋ ㄕˋ ㄑㄧㄢˊ ㄒㄧㄢˊ zeon6 sik1 cin4 jim4 to forget former enmity (idiom)
- 窗明几净 窗明几淨 chuāng míng jī jìng ㄔㄨㄤ ㄇㄧㄥˊ ㄐㄧ ㄐㄧㄥˋ coeng1 ming4 gei1 zing6 lit. clear window and clean table (idiom)
- 堆案盈几 duī àn yíng jī ㄉㄨㄟ ㄢˋ ㄧㄥˊ ㄐㄧ deoi1 on3 jing4 gei1 lit. piles of work and papers (idiom); fig. accumulated backlog of work
- 几次三番 幾次三番 jǐ cì sān fān ㄐㄧˇ ㄘˋ ㄙㄢ ㄈㄢ gei2 ci3 saam1 faan1 lit. twice then three times (idiom); fig. repeatedly
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- 极深研几 極深研幾 jí shēn yán jǐ ㄐㄧˊ ㄕㄣ ㄧㄢˊ ㄐㄧˇ gik6 sam1 jin4 gei2 deep and detailed investigation (idiom)
- 寥寥无几 寥寥無幾 liáo liáo wú jǐ ㄌㄧㄠˊ ㄌㄧㄠˊ ㄨˊ ㄐㄧˇ liu4 liu4 mou4 gei2 (idiom) very few
- 明窗净几 明窗淨几 míng chuāng jìng jī ㄇㄧㄥˊ ㄔㄨㄤ ㄐㄧㄥˋ ㄐㄧ ming4 coeng1 zing6 gei1 lit. clear window and clean table (idiom); fig. bright and clean (room)
- 一蹴可几 一蹴可幾 yī cù kě jī ㄧ ㄘㄨˋ ㄎㄜˇ ㄐㄧ jat1 cuk1 ho2 gei2 to succeed at the first try (idiom)
- 昂首天外 áng shǒu tiān wài ㄤˊ ㄕㄡˇ ㄊㄧㄢ ㄨㄞˋ ngong4 sau2 tin1 ngoi6 (idiom) to raise one's head and look towards the heavens
- 暗无天日 暗無天日 àn wú tiān rì ㄢˋ ㄨˊ ㄊㄧㄢ ㄖˋ am3 mou4 tin1 jat6 all black, no daylight (idiom); a world without justice
- 包打天下 bāo dǎ tiān xià ㄅㄠ ㄉㄚˇ ㄊㄧㄢ ㄒㄧㄚˋ baau1 daa2 tin1 haa6 to run everything (idiom); to monopolize the whole business
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- 抱恨终天 抱恨終天 bào hèn zhōng tiān ㄅㄠˋ ㄏㄣˋ ㄓㄨㄥ ㄊㄧㄢ pou5 han6 zung1 tin1 (idiom) to harbor regrets for a lifetime
- 碧海青天 bì hǎi qīng tiān ㄅㄧˋ ㄏㄞˇ ㄑㄧㄥ ㄊㄧㄢ bik1 hoi2 cing1 tin1 green sea, blue sky (idiom); sea and sky merge in one shade
- 鼻孔朝天 bí kǒng cháo tiān ㄅㄧˊ ㄎㄨㄥˇ ㄔㄠˊ ㄊㄧㄢ bei6 hung2 ziu1 tin1 lit. to have one's nose in the air (idiom)
- 不啻天渊 不啻天淵 bù chì tiān yuān ㄅㄨˋ ㄔˋ ㄊㄧㄢ ㄩㄢ bat1 ci3 tin1 jyun1 no less than from heaven to the abyss (idiom); differing widely
- 不共戴天 bù gòng dài tiān ㄅㄨˋ ㄍㄨㄥˋ ㄉㄞˋ ㄊㄧㄢ bat1 gung6 daai3 tin1 (idiom) (of enemies) cannot live under the same sky; absolutely irreconcilable
- 不见天日 不見天日 bù jiàn tiān rì ㄅㄨˋ ㄐㄧㄢˋ ㄊㄧㄢ ㄖˋ bat1 gin3 tin1 jat6 all black, no daylight (idiom); a world without justice
- 补天浴日 補天浴日 bǔ tiān yù rì ㄅㄨˇ ㄊㄧㄢ ㄩˋ ㄖˋ bou2 tin1 juk6 jat6 lit. Nüwa mends the Heavens and Xihe bathes the Sun (idiom)
Example sentences
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我 前几天 前幾天 遇见 遇見 了 他 。
I met him the other day.
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前几天 前幾天 我 遇到 了 珍 。
I met Jane the other day.
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前几天 前幾天 我 见到 見到 了 她 。
I saw her just the other day.
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他 前几天 前幾天 拜访 拜訪 了 她 家 。
He visited her house the other day.
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我 前几天 前幾天 买 買 了 这 這 本 书 書 。
I bought this book the other day.
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