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前后

前後
qiánhòu
noun HSK 3 #9,493

Meanings

  1. 1 around
  2. 2 from beginning to end
  3. 3 before and after

Examples

前后一共花了三个小时。
Qiánhòu yīgòng huā le sān gè xiǎoshí.
It took about three hours altogether.
春节前后很多人回家。
Chūnjié qiánhòu hěn duō rén huí jiā.
Many people go home around the Spring Festival.
这件事情前后矛盾。
Zhè jiàn shìqing qiánhòu máodùn.
This matter is contradictory from beginning to end.

Tips

grammar
前后 can mean 'approximately' with time (三点前后 = around 3 o'clock) or 'from start to finish' (前后三年 = over a period of three years).

Stroke Order

前 qián
后 hòu