| Simplified | Traditional | Pinyin | English |
|---|---|---|---|
| 前 | 前 | qián | - front - forward - ahead - first - top (followed by a number) - future - ago - before - BC (e.g. 前293年) - former - formerly |
| 之前 | 之前 | zhīqián | - before - prior to - ago - previously - beforehand |
| 以前 | 以前 | yǐqián | - before - formerly - previous - ago |
| 将 | 將 | jiāng | - will - shall - to use - to take - to checkmate - just a short while ago - (introduces object of main verb, used in the same way as 把[ba3]) |
| 早 | 早 | zǎo | - early - morning - Good morning! - long ago - prematurely |
| 才 | 纔 | cái | - a moment ago - just now - (preceded by a clause of condition or reason) not until - (followed by a numerical clause) only |
| 顷 | 頃 | qǐng | - unit of area equal to 100 畝|亩[mu3] or 6.67 hectares - a short while - a little while ago - circa. (for approximate dates) |
| 久已 | 久已 | jiǔyǐ | - long ago - a long time since |
| 前些 | 前些 | qiánxiē | - a few (days, years etc) ago |
| 刚刚 | 剛剛 | gānggang | - just recently - just a moment ago |
| 刚才 | 剛才 | gāngcái | - just now - a moment ago |
| 刚才 | 剛纔 | gāngcái | - (just) a moment ago |
| 宿草 | 宿草 | sùcǎo | - grass that has grown on a grave since last year - (fig.) grave - to have died long ago - fodder provided to animals for the night |
| 年前 | 年前 | niánqián | - ...years ago |
| 悠远 | 悠遠 | yōuyuǎn | - long time ago - distant - far away |
| 打早 | 打早 | dǎzǎo | - earlier - long ago - as soon as possible |
| 日前 | 日前 | rìqián | - the other day - a few days ago |
| 早已 | 早已 | zǎoyǐ | - long ago - for a long time |
| 才然 | 纔然 | cáirán | - just recently - just a moment ago - just now |
| 老早 | 老早 | lǎozǎo | - a long time ago |
| 距今 | 距今 | jùjīn | - before the present - (a long period) ago |
| 适才 | 適才 | shìcái | - just now - a moment ago |
| 隔世 | 隔世 | géshì | - separated by a generation - a lifetime ago |
| 顷者 | 頃者 | qǐngzhě | - just now - a short while ago |
| 不久前 | 不久前 | bùjiǔqián | - not long ago |
| 前不久 | 前不久 | qiánbùjiǔ | - not long ago - not long before |
| 大前天 | 大前天 | dàqiántiān | - three days ago |
| 大前年 | 大前年 | dàqiánnián | - three years ago |
| 显生代 | 顯生代 | Xiǎnshēngdài | - Phanerozoic, geological eon lasting since the Cambrian 寒武紀|寒武纪[Han2 wu3 ji4], c. 540m year ago |
| 显生宙 | 顯生宙 | Xiǎnshēngzhòu | - Phanerozoic, geological eon lasting since the Cambrian 寒武紀|寒武纪[Han2 wu3 ji4], c. 540m year ago |
| 前寒武纪 | 前寒武紀 | qiánhánwǔjì | - pre-Cambrian, geological period before c. 540m years ago |
| 恍如隔世 | 恍如隔世 | huǎngrúgéshì | - like a thing of the previous generation - as if it were a lifetime ago |
| 曾几何时 | 曾幾何時 | céngjǐhéshí | - just a while before - not so long ago - everyone can remember when.. |
| 长期以来 | 長期以來 | chángqīyǐlái | - ever since a long time ago |
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