前日 (qián rì) — the day before yesterday; the previous day

Definition

Literary/formal term meaning 'the day before yesterday' (or 'the previous day' in writing). More common in written Chinese than in speech, where 前天 or 昨天 are preferred.

noun

the day before yesterdaythe previous day

Examples

前日，。
qián rì Shì wǒ shēng rì, hěn duō péng you lái le.
The day before yesterday was my birthday; many friends came.
前日。
Tā qián rì yǐ jīng lí kāi shàng hǎi le.
He already left Shanghai the day before yesterday.
前日，。
qián rì De huì yì shàng, dà jiā tǎo lùn le zhè ge fāng àn.
At the previous day's meeting, everyone discussed this plan.

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