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before —前 (almost always used) 之前 Examples:late Warring States period, c. 250-221 BC before the First Emperor's Qin Dynasty—Advent (Christian period of 4 weeks before Christmas)—Lucifer (Satan's name before his Fall in Jewish and Christian mythology)—think three times then go (idiom); don't act before you've thought it through carefully—Kṣitigarbha, the Bodhisattva of the Great Vow (save all souls before accepting Bodhi)—Archaean (geological eon before 2500m years ago)—official who dares speak frankly before the emperor—Zunyi conference of January 1935 before the Long March—bamboo and silk writing materials (before paper)—Dipamkara Buddha, the former Buddha before Shakyamuni Buddha and the bringer of lights—lit. punish those before to prevent those after (idiom); to criticize former mistakes firmly to prevent them happening again—Lao San Pian, three short essays written by Mao Zedong before the PRC was established—person who performs the libation before a banquet—(used after a term, mark a pause before defining the term)—sit and await success or failure (idiom); to wait to see the outcome of a fight before taking sides—mass seizure of food from landlords during famines before liberation—make a last-ditch stand before the city wall (idiom); to fight to the last ditch—prevent troubles before the event (idiom); to forestall—fig. those who spend their monthly income even before they earn their next salary (slang)—prefix used before the surname of a person or a numeral indicating the order of birth of the children in a family or indicate affection or familiarity—Archaeozoic (geological era before 2500m years ago)—those who left China for Taiwan before the founding of PRC in 1949—open pants (for infants before toilet training)—have never met sb. before (idiom); entirely unacquainted—prevent a disaster before the event (idiom); to nip sth. in the bud—wait for the opportune moment before taking action [idiom.]—Kṣitigarbha Bodhisattva, the Bodhisattva of the Great Vow (save all souls before accepting Bodhi)— |