前天

• 拼音: qián tiān
• 汉字拆解: 前 = forward/before; 天 = 一 (one) + 大 (big), representing the sky above a person

含义

The day before yesterday. A specific time reference word.

A fixed compound used as a time word, always placed before the verb in a sentence. Part of the sequence: 大前天 (three days ago) → 前天 (the day before yesterday) → 昨天 (yesterday) → 今天 (today) → 明天 (tomorrow) → 后天 (the day after tomorrow).

例句

1. 前天我去了北京。
2. 前天下雨了。
3. 他前天买了一本书。

用法指南

语境: time, everyday

语气: neutral

正确说法

• 前天的天气很好。(The weather the day before yesterday was nice.)
• 我前天看了一个电影。(I watched a movie the day before yesterday.)

错误说法

• 在前天。(Don't add 在 before 前天 — time words like this are used directly: 前天我去了...)

起源与历史

A compound of 前 (before/ago) and 天 (day), literally 'the day before.'

文化背景

世代: All ages

社会背景: Universal