前天

qiántiān

noun HSK 1 #10,598

Meanings

1 the day before yesterday

Characters

before; previous

Examples

前天下雨了。

Qiántiān xiàyǔ le.

It rained the day before yesterday.

我前天去了北京。

Wǒ qiántiān qù le Běijīng.

I went to Beijing the day before yesterday.

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