What does it mean in Chinese?

What does 之前 mean?

之前 zhīqián

before; prior to; ago

Its characters

  1. 之 zhī (particle) of
  2. 前 qián front

In a sentence

睡觉之前别喝咖啡。 Don't drink coffee before going to bed.

同事们下午就纷纷回家了,走之前还把公司送的月饼分完了:蛋黄的、巧克力的,全被拿走了。

From 中秋夜班 · A Mid-Autumn night at the office: mooncakes for the security guard

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