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先前 before 先 (xiān) early儿 (ér) son, child前 (qián) in front, forward 15

Accepted Answer

xiān qián 先前(6) 先前的时间上先发生的；较早的xiānqián de shíjiān shàng xiān fāshēng de jiào zǎo deOccurring before in time; earlier.旧稿要加上先前拷贝的原新闻的稿件jiù gǎo yào jiāshàng xiānqián kǎobèi de yuán xīnwén de gǎojiànPrevious journalistic copy to which succeeding copy is added.将数据恢复到先前已知或规定的状态。jiāng shùjù huīfù dào xiānqián yǐzhī huò guīdìng de zhuàngtàiThe restoration of data to a previously known or defined state. 6

Hanzi	先前
Pinyin	xiān qián
Dict	before
Homophons	先前(6)
Components	*先 (xiān)* early** 儿 (ér) son, child *前 (qián)* in front, forward**
example Sentences	先前的时间上先发生的；较早的 xiānqián de shíjiān shàng xiān fāshēng de jiào zǎo de Occurring before in time; earlier. 旧稿要加上先前拷贝的原新闻的稿件 jiù gǎo yào jiāshàng xiānqián kǎobèi de yuán xīnwén de gǎojiàn Previous journalistic copy to which succeeding copy is added. 将数据恢复到先前已知或规定的状态。 jiāng shùjù huīfù dào xiānqián yǐzhī huò guīdìng de zhuàngtài The restoration of data to a previously known or defined state.
Strokes	15
HSK	6

De Xiānqián 先前 Xiān Copy Qián 先 Early