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前天

qiántiān
noun HSK 3 #10,598

Meanings

  1. 1 the day before yesterday

Examples

HSK 1
前天下雨了。
Qiántiān xiàyǔ le.
It rained the day before yesterday.
HSK 1
我前天去了北京。
Wǒ qiántiān qù le Běijīng.
I went to Beijing the day before yesterday.
HSK 2
前天晚上我们在饭馆吃了饭。
Qiántiān wǎnshang wǒmen zài fànguǎn chī le fàn.
The night before last we had dinner at a restaurant.

Tips

usage
The day sequence: 前天 (day before yesterday) → 昨天 (yesterday) → 今天 (today) → 明天 (tomorrow) → 后天 (day after tomorrow). Chinese even has 大前天 (3 days ago) and 大后天 (3 days from now).

Stroke Order

前 qián
天 tiān