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title: "Qiantian Meaning: 前天 (qiántiān) Means “day before yesterday”"
description: "前天 (qiántiān) means “day before yesterday”. Hear its tones, see what 前 and 天 each mean and a real sentence that uses it."
canonical: "https://mandarinthewild.com/meaning/qiantian"
published: "2026-10-21"
updated: "2026-11-06"
author: "Mandarin The Wild"
---

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# What does 前天 mean?

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前天 qiántiān

## day before yesterday

## Its characters

1. 前 qián front
2. 天 tiān day

## In a sentence

前天我去看了医生。 I went to see the doctor the day before yesterday.

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## More words with 前 or 天

- [白天 báitiān](https://mandarinthewild.com/meaning/baitian)
- [半天 bàntiān](https://mandarinthewild.com/meaning/bantian)
- [春天 chūntiān](https://mandarinthewild.com/meaning/chuntian)
- [此前 cǐqián](https://mandarinthewild.com/meaning/ciqian)
- [从前 cóngqián](https://mandarinthewild.com/meaning/congqian)
- [当前 dāngqián](https://mandarinthewild.com/meaning/dangqian)
- [当天 dàngtiān](https://mandarinthewild.com/meaning/dangtian)
- [冬天 dōngtiān](https://mandarinthewild.com/meaning/dongtian)
- [航天 hángtiān](https://mandarinthewild.com/meaning/hangtian)
- [今天 jīntiān](https://mandarinthewild.com/meaning/jintian)

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