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先前

xiān qián · xian qian

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Meaning

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我(wǒ)们(men)先(xiān)前(qián)不(bù)知(zhī)道(dào)要(yào)怎(zěn)么(me)做(zuò)，所(suǒ)以(yǐ)才(cái)求(qiú)助(zhù)。

We didn't know how to do it, so we asked for help.

Tatoeba: Chinese by egg0073 · English by CM · CC BY 2.0 FR. Simplified Chinese conversion; Pinyin added or corrected.

他(tā)先(xiān)前(qián)住(zhù)在(zài)南(nán)方(fāng)，后(hòu)来(lái)才(cái)搬(bān)到(dào)这(zhè)座(zuò)城(chéng)市(shì)。

He previously lived in the south, and only later moved to this city.

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