婚前

hūnqián

adjective #7,584

Meanings

1 premarital; before marriage
2 prenuptial

Characters

marriage; wedding

before; in front of

Examples

他们签了婚前协议。

Tāmen qiān le hūnqián xiéyì.

They signed a prenuptial agreement.

婚前检查很重要。

Hūnqián jiǎnchá hěn zhòngyào.

Premarital health check-ups are important.

她婚前住在父母家。

Tā hūnqián zhù zài fùmǔ jiā.

She lived at her parents' home before marriage.

Tips

grammar

婚前 follows the pattern X+前 (before X): 饭前 (fànqián, before meals), 战前 (zhànqián, prewar). The opposite is 婚后 (hūnhòu, after marriage).

Stroke Order

婚 hūn

前 qián