先前

先前 [xiān qián]

1. ■ before; previously:

她的胃病比先前好多了。 Her stomach trouble is much better than before.

先前咱们山区很穷。 Previously our mountain area [region] is poor and impoverised.

---

常用词组

1. ■ 先前不知 prior ignorance;

2. ■ 先前环境 {计} previous environment;

3. ■ 先前社会经济形态 older socio-economic formation