前后
HSK 4 (exam 2025)HSK 3 (2021)
前后 (qiánhòu) · around (a time)
前后 (qiánhòu) means “around (a time); from start to finish; front and back”. It is written with 2 characters: 前 (front) + 后 (behind). It is an HSK 4 word in the current exam syllabus (2025).
How 前后 is built
The characters
前 qián · front
What 前 is made of
- 丷ha — kwukyel
- 丶 — dot
- 一 — horizontal stroke
- 刖yuè — cutting off the feet as a form of punishment
- 月yuè — moon; month
- 冂 — frame
- 二 — two strokes
- 刂dāo — knife
- 丨 — vertical stroke
- 亅 — hook
- 月yuè — moon; month
后 hòu · behind
What 后 is made of
- 口kǒu — mouth
- 冂 — frame
- 丨 — vertical stroke
- 一 — horizontal stroke
- 冂 — frame
Example sentences
春节前后火车票很难买。Chūnjié qiánhòu huǒchē piào hěn nán mǎi.Train tickets are hard to buy around the Spring Festival.
这件事前后用了三个月。Zhè jiàn shì qiánhòu yòng le sān ge yuè.This took three months from start to finish.
Questions about 前后
What does 前后 mean?
前后 (qiánhòu) means “around (a time); from start to finish; front and back”.
How do you pronounce 前后?
前后 is pronounced qiánhòu.
Which HSK level is 前后?
前后 is in HSK 4 (exam 2025) and HSK 3 (2021).
Related words
- 前边qiánbianin front
- 前天qiántiānday before yesterday
- 面前miànqiánin front of
- 前年qiánniánthe year before last
- 以前yǐqiánbefore
- 从前cóngqiánbefore
- 目前mùqiánat present
- 前进qiánjìnto go forward
- 前面qiánmiànin front
- 前往qiánwǎngto go to
Learn 前后 with its group
It is part of HSK 3 (2021) · Group 61: a short group with quick checks and spaced repeats.