Vocab Unlocked from 前: 以前 - 前天 - 前面 - 往前 - 前边

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以前

Usage 1 - "before (a specific event)"

Usage 2 - " in the past, before (in general)

Living Link Suggestion(s):

• The only way to understand THE PAST is to think by means of BEFORE.
• Images of things you do BEFORE going to bed, e.g., brushing your teeth, putting on pajamas, washing your face, etc.
• Scene from South Park of "The BEFORE time, in the long long ago" (WARNING: Some NSFW language): https://youtu.be/6BUX8YPP51w?t=7

前天

Usage 1 - "the day before yesterday"

Living Link Suggestion(s):

• 昨天 is yesterday, and the day before that is THE DAY BEFORE YESTERDAY, or TWO DAYS AGO.

前面 qiánmian

Usage 1 - "the front, in front"

Living Link Suggestion(s):

• The area before you is IN FRONT of you.

往前

Usage 1 - "towards the front, ahead, forward"

Living Link Suggestion(s):

• To go STRAIGHT is to go towards what is directly before you.

前边 qiánbian

Usage 1 - "the front, in front (synonym 前面)"

Living Link Suggestion(s):

• Allow the obvious! The front side is THE FRONT.

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