prehistoric times; before recorded history
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Meanings
1 sense · 4 examplesnoun
prehistoric times; the era before written records
Often used as an attributive noun modifying era, culture, or archaeology.
Wǒ我
men们
zài在
bó博
wù物
guǎn馆
lǐ里
kàn看
dào到
le了
xǔ许
duō多
shǐ史
qián前
shí时
dài代
de的
wén文
wù物
。
We saw many cultural relics from prehistoric times in the museum.
Tā她
dà大
xué学
xué学
de的
shì是
shǐ史
qián前
kǎo考
gǔ古
xué学
。
She studied prehistoric archaeology in college.
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Shǐ史
qián前
rén人
lèi类
bú不
huì会
xiě写
zì字
，
dàn但
huì会
huà画
huà画
。
Prehistoric humans couldn't write, but they could draw.
Zhè这
gè个
dǎo岛
yǔ屿
shàng上
kě可
néng能
cún存
zài在
guo过
shǐ史
qián前
wén文
míng明
。
There may have existed a prehistoric civilization on this island.