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先头 (xiān tóu) — the front; the area ahead (location); earlier time; before; previously

Definition

先头 means 'the front/forward part' (in space, like 先头部队) or 'before/earlier' (in time). As a time word it is more literary and narrative than plain 以前, often appearing in reports or retrospectives.

noun
the frontthe area ahead (location)earlier timebeforepreviously

Examples

  • 先头。
    xiān tóu Bù duì yǐ jīng dào dá mù dì dì le.
    The forward troops have already reached the destination.
  • 先头。
    xiān tóu Wǒ men hái bù zhī dào zhè jiàn shì.
    Before, we still didn't know about this matter.
  • 先头，。
    Nǐ xiān tóu zǒu ba, wǒ mǎ shàng jiù lái.
    You go ahead first; I'll be right there.
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