deceased or divorced former wife; earlier stage; preliminary phase
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2 senses · 7 examplesnoun
deceased or divorced former wife
formalA formal term used to distinguish from the current wife. Less common in everyday speech compared to '前妻'.
Tā他
de的
qián前
qī期
yīn因
bìng病
qù去
shì世
duō多
nián年
le了
。
His former (deceased) wife passed away from illness many years ago.
Tā他
yǔ与
qián前
qī期
yǐ已
jīng经
lí离
hūn婚
shí十
nián年
le了
。
He has been divorced from his ex-wife for ten years.
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Tā他
zài在
yí遗
zhǔ嘱
zhōng中
yě也
tí提
dào到
le了
tā他
de的
qián前
qī期
。
He also mentioned his former wife in his will.
noun
earlier stage; preliminary phase
neutralThis is the more common modern meaning of 前期, used for projects, periods of time, or historical eras.
Zhè这
ge个
xiàng项
mù目
de的
qián前
qī期
zhǔn准
bèi备
hěn很
chōng充
fèn分
。
The preliminary preparations for this project were very thorough.
Diàn电
yǐng影
de的
qián前
qī期
zhì制
zuò作
yǐ已
jīng经
wán完
chéng成
le了
。
The pre-production of the film is already finished.
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Wǒ我
men们
xū需
yào要
píng评
gū估
yī一
xià下
shì市
chǎng场
qián前
qī期
fǎn反
kuì馈
。
We need to evaluate the early-stage market feedback.
Èr二
shí十
shì世
jì纪
qián前
qī期
fā发
shēng生
le了
xǔ许
duō多
zhòng重
dà大
lì历
shǐ史
shì事
jiàn件
。
Many major historical events occurred in the early 20th century.