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公元前
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公元前
gōngyuánqián
noun
#13,030
Meanings
1
BCE (before the Common Era)
2
BC (before Christ)
Characters
公
gōng
public; common
元
yuán
era; first
前
qián
before; front
Examples
拼音
EN
秦始皇
在
公元前
221
年
统一
了
中国
。
Qínshǐhuáng zài gōngyuánqián èr èr yī nián tǒngyī le Zhōngguó.
Qin Shi Huang unified China in 221 BCE.
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grammar
Unlike English where BC comes after the year,
公元前
comes before the number:
公元前
221
年
(221 BCE).
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公
gōng
元
yuán
前
qián
Related Words
公元
gōngyuán
HSK 4
#16,180
CE; Common Era / AD (Anno Domini)
公共
gōnggòng
HSK 3
#2,850
public / communal / common
公园
gōngyuán
HSK 2
#1,304
park / public garden
公寓
gōngyù
HSK 7-9
#1,102
apartment / flat / condominium
公爵
gōngjué
#4,434
duke
公车
gōngchē
HSK 7-9
#4,370
bus; public bus / government vehicle
公布
gōngbù
HSK 3
#4,321
to announce / to make public / to publish
公
gōng
HSK 6
#4,244
public; communal / fair; just / male (animal); metric (prefix)
公里
gōnglǐ
HSK 2
#3,790
kilometer
公正
gōngzhèng
HSK 5
#3,520
just / fair / equitable
公元前
gōngyuánqián
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