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先前

xiān qián
HSK 5

English Meaning

before; previously

Authentic Cinema Dialogue 3 CURATED EVIDENCE CLIPS
但先前已经有内卫来查问过
HSK 6 00:02
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💡 INTENT:

“The imperial guards already checked here, so we probably won't find anything new.”

1. PREVIOUS

是在这个范围之内 这栋楼就在这个范围内

“he could only have come this far. This building is within this range.”

“But the Inner Guards have already checked.”

3. NEXT

这些酒楼住宅都说没有接待过胡达

“All the taverns and residences claimed they never received Hu Da.”

《唐宫奇案之青雾风鸣》 · historical_and_court
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你先前不是说夫婿下落不明吗
HSK 6 00:02
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💡 INTENT:

“Your husband is practically gone anyway, so do not use him as an excuse to refuse the emperor.”

1. PREVIOUS

不便嫁与陛下

“I cannot marry you.”

“Didn't you say your husband went missing?”

3. NEXT

也就区区一个夫婿

“He is just a husband,”

《逐玉》 · historical_and_court
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所以他先前故作懵懂不觉
HSK 6 00:01
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1. PREVIOUS

可任意穿梭到其他的天地乾坤 这样就对了嘛

“It can freely travel between different worlds. That's much better.”

“So his feigned ignorance before...”

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都是在故布疑阵

“was just a smokescreen.”

《成何体统》 · crisis_and_conflict
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