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| | Mar. 28, 2016 | | The Secret Behind Telling Time with "前(qián) before"
Depending on where the character "前(qián) before" is placed in the sentence can change the meaning. For example, 时间段+前 (a period of time + before) vs 前+时间段 (before + a period of time). Try the quiz below to see if you can figure out the different meanings of "前(qián) before" when it is used with a period of time! Wáng Míng: Tā ____ jiéhūn le, xiànzài háizài dùmìyuè ne.
王 明： 她 ____ 结婚 了，现在 还在 度蜜月 呢。
Wang Ming: She got married a month ago, and is still on her honeymoon now. Lǐ Fēi: Shì ma? Zài nǎr dùmìyuè a?
李 菲：是 吗？在 哪儿 度蜜月 啊？
Li Fei: Really? Where is she honeymooning at? Wáng Míng: _____zài bālí, xiànzài zài mǎěrdàifū.
王 明： _____在 巴黎，现在 在 马尔代夫。
Wang Ming: The first half of the month she was in Paris, now she is in the Maldives. A. 前一个月，前半个月
B. 前一个月，半个月前
C. 一个月前，前半个月
D. 一个月前，半个月前
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