前后

qián hòu · qian hou

Traditional 前後

Meaning

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  1. around
  2. from beginning to end
  3. all around
  4. front and rear

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2 examples
01

你(nǐ)的(de)背(bèi)心(xīn)前(qián)后(hòu)反(fǎn)了(le),得(děi)翻(fān)过(guò)来(lái)。

You need to reverse your vest, it's back to front.

Tatoeba: Chinese by DaoSeng · English by Dejo · CC BY 2.0 FR. Pinyin added or corrected.

02

拉(lā)伸(shēn)是(shì)运(yùn)动(dòng)前(qián)后(hòu)不(bù)可(kě)忽(hū)略(lüè)的(de)重(zhòng)要(yào)环(huán)节(jié)。

Stretching is an important part of exercise that should not be ignored before and after workouts.

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

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