trước
Pronunciation
Northern
/ʨɨək˧˥/
Central
/tʂɨə̰k˩˧/
Southern
/tʂɨək˧˥/
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before
5 senses
3 meanings
Preposition / Adverb
before
Preposition
in front of
Noun
bamboo
Details
5 senses · 3 meanings
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Details
5 senses · 3 meanings
before
Preposition
Sense 1
Preposition
before
Places & Buildings
Placed before a time or event to mean earlier than that time or event.
vi Bạn nên hoàn thành bài tập trước tám giờ tối.
en You should complete your homework before eight in the evening.
Adverb
Sense 2
Adverb
before
Happening at an earlier period of time compared to now or a specified point.
vi Tôi đã từng gặp anh ấy ở đây một vài lần trước đó.
en I have met him here a few times before.
Sense 3
Adverb
ago
Used to describe a length of time that has passed starting from the present moment.
in front of
Sense 1
Preposition
in front of
Located at the front part or directly in view of a particular person or object.
bamboo
Sense 1
Noun
bamboo
A regional term used in Southern Vietnam to refer to a specific type of bamboo.
vi Ông tôi trồng một bụi trước ở góc vườn.
en My grandfather planted a clump of bamboo in the corner of the garden.