前年

qián nián
HSK 2Noun (名)

Basic Meaning

n
A time word used to refer to the year two years ago from the current year.
the year before last
时间词。去年的前一年。
Words:
前年秋天前年春天
Sentences:
  1. 前(qián)年(nián)秋(qiū)天(tiān)，我(wǒ)去(qù)北(běi)京(jīng)旅(lǚ)游(yóu)了(le)。
    In the autumn of the year before last, I traveled to Beijing.
  2. 他(tā)前(qián)年(nián)春(chūn)天(tiān)开(kāi)始(shǐ)学(xué)习(xí)中(zhōng)文(wén)。
    He started learning Chinese in the spring of the year before last.
  3. 我(wǒ)们(men)前(qián)年(nián)搬(bān)到(dào)了(le)新(xīn)家(jiā)。
    We moved to a new home the year before last.

Characters Breakdown

HSK 1
qián前

front; ahead

HSK 1
nián年

year