meaning for 先前 xiānqián:

  • - before
  • - previously

wǒmen我们
xūyào需要
xīqǔ吸取
xiānqián先前
de
jiàoxun教训
bìmiǎn避免
zàicì再次
fàncuò犯错

We need to learn from our previous mistakes to avoid making the same ones again.


gāi
fǎàn法案
chèxiāo撤销
le
xiānqián先前
de
zhèngcè政策

The law repealed the previous policy.


shìhòu事后
zhuīrèn追认
yǒu
sùjílì溯及力
děngtóng等同
xiānqián先前
mìnglìng命令

A subsequent ratification, which has a retrospective effect, is equivalent to a prior command.


xiānqián先前
cóngwèi从未
jiànguò见过
zhème这么
hǎopǐnzhì好品质
de
chǎnpǐn产品

He had never seen such a high-quality product before.


xiānqián先前
de
yánjiū研究
biǎomíng表明
zhèzhǒng这种
yàowù药物
duì
pífū皮肤
yǒu
fùzuòyòng副作用

Previous research has shown that this medicine has side effects on the skin.