DICTIONARY
The Cantonese word ji cin - 以前 - ji5 cin4
(before in Cantonese)
Romanization (Jyutping)
ji5 cin4
English translations
before, back, ago, previously, former, old,
formerly, in the past
Chinese characters:
以前
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The traditional Chinese characters of ji5 cin4 are identical with the modern (simplified) characters displayed above.
Topic
Time: General Terms
Tags and additional information
(Meaning of individual characters, character components etc.)
after | also: front, ahead
以前 ( ji cin / ji5 cin4 ) belongs to the 500 most common composed words in Chinese language (rank 397)
以前 ( ji cin / ji5 cin4 ) belongs to the 500 most common composed words in Chinese language (rank 397)
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