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Few days ago in Chinese

a few days ago · HSK 6

日前 rì qián

  1. 日 rì day
  2. 前 qián front

日前,学校公布了新的放假安排。 A few days ago, the school announced the new holiday schedule.

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How do you say few days ago in Chinese?

Few days ago in Chinese is 日前 (rì qián).

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