year before last; three years ago
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1 sense · 4 examplesnoun
the year before last; three years ago
informalA time expression used to refer to the year three years before the current year. It is formed by adding the prefix 大- (dà) to 前年 (qiánnián).
Wǒ我
shì是
dà大
qián前
nián年
dà大
xué学
bì毕
yè业
de的
。
I graduated from university three years ago.
Dà大
qián前
nián年
xià夏
tiān天
，
wǒ我
men们
quán全
jiā家
qù去
le了
hǎi海
nán南
。
In the summer three years ago, our whole family went to Hainan.
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Zhè这
jiàn件
shì事
fā发
shēng生
zài在
dà大
qián前
nián年
。
This incident happened three years ago.
Tā他
dà大
qián前
nián年
bān搬
dào到
le了
shàng上
hǎi海
。
He moved to Shanghai three years ago.