此前

cǐqián

adverb HSK 6 #17,689

Meanings

Before this — referring to an earlier time.

Cǐ qián tā cóng wèi qù guò Zhōngguó.

He had never been to China before this.

Cǐ qián de bàodào yǒu wù.

The previous reports were inaccurate.

Cǐ qián wǒmen yǐjīng tǎolùn guò le.

We had already discussed this previously.

usage

此前 is formal and common in news reports and written Chinese. Spoken equivalents: 之前 (zhīqián) or 以前 (yǐqián).

此 cǐ

前 qián