前天 (qián tiān) — the day before yesterday

Definition

The day before yesterday, formed with 前 ('before') + 天 ('day'). Use 昨天 for yesterday; 前年 (前 + 年) is the same 'one unit back' idea for years.

noun

the day before yesterday

前天。
Wǒ qián tiān mǎi le yí jiàn xīn yī fu.
I bought a new piece of clothing the day before yesterday.
前天。
qián tiān Tā gěi wǒ dǎ le yí gè diàn huà.
He gave me a phone call the day before yesterday.
前天，。
qián tiān Shì xīng qī yī, jīn tiān shì xīng qī sān.
The day before yesterday was Monday, and today is Wednesday.

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