前年

qiánnián

noun HSK 3 #25,569

Meanings

HSK 1

我前年去了日本。

Wǒ qiánnián qù le Rìběn.

I went to Japan the year before last.

HSK 4

他前年毕业的。

Tā qiánnián bìyè de.

He graduated the year before last.

HSK 4

前年我参加了一场重要的比赛。

Qiánnián wǒ cānjiā le yì chǎng zhòngyào de bǐsài.

The year before last I took part in an important competition.

usage

Time sequence: 前年 (year before last) → 去年 (last year) → 今年 (this year) → 明年 (next year) → 后年 (year after next).

前 qián

年 nián