生前

shēngqián

noun HSK 7-9 #7,789

Meanings

HSK 3

这是她生前最后一部作品。

Zhè shì tā shēngqián zuìhòu yī bù zuòpǐn.

This was the last work she created before her death.

HSK 4

他生前是一位著名的画家。

Tā shēngqián shì yī wèi zhùmíng de huàjiā.

He was a famous painter during his lifetime.

usage

生前 is only used to refer to someone who has already passed away. It cannot be used for living people.

memory

生 (life) + 前 (before) - before the end of life, i.e. while still alive.

生 shēng

前 qián