trước kia
Pronunciation
Northern
/ʨɨək˧˥ kiə˧˧/
Central
/tʂɨə̰k˩˧ kiə˧˥/
Southern
/tʂɨək˧˥ kiə˧˧/
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1 senses
2 Components
Meaning
1 senses
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Meaning
1 senses
Sense 1
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in the past
Referring to a period or specific moment that occurred in the past, often compared to the present situation.
vi Trước kia, nơi đây chỉ là một bãi đất trống.
en In the past, this place was only an empty lot.
Parts
trước / kia / 𠓀箕
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Parts
trước / kia / 𠓀箕
Chinese characters
Estimated from syllable mapping
Representative candidate
𠓀箕
Candidates by syllable
trước
𠓀（𠠩 / 𨎟 / 𨎠）
kia
箕
Bold marks a representative candidate assembled from per-syllable character mappings. Parentheses show other candidates for the same syllable. It is not necessarily a source-aligned spelling for the whole word.
Similar
trước khi / trước đây / trước / trước nay …
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Similar
trước khi / trước đây / trước / trước nay …
Use
ngày trước / trước tiên / trước hết / trước sau …
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Use
ngày trước / trước tiên / trước hết / trước sau …