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What does 先前 mean?

猫头鹰māotóuyīngowl

先前 xiānqián

before; previously

Its characters

  1. 先 xiān first
  2. 前 qián front

In a sentence

他比先前胖了不少。 He has put on quite a bit of weight compared to before.

那龙立刻变作一匹白马,毛色与先前那匹一模一样。

From 白龙马 · The White Dragon Horse

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