史前 (shǐ qián) — prehistoric; relating to the prehistoric era

Definition

Examples

• 考古学家在洞穴里发现了史前的壁画。
  Kǎo gǔ xué jiā zài dòng xué lǐ fā xiàn le shǐ qián de bì huà.
  Archaeologists discovered prehistoric cave paintings in the cave.
• 这片区域有史前人类活动的痕迹。
  Zhè piàn qū yù yǒu shǐ qián rén lèi huó dòng de hén jì.
  This area has traces of prehistoric human activity.
• 很多史前动物已经灭绝了。
  Hěn duō shǐ qián dòng wù yǐ jīng miè jué le.
  Many prehistoric animals have gone extinct.