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前幾天

简前几天 · 繁前幾天

Mandarin · pinyin qián jǐ tiān

a few days ago
a few days before
the past few days
the previous few days

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前: qián · in front, forward; preceding
幾: jǐ · how many? how much?; a few, some
天: tiān · sky, heaven; god, celestial
几: jǐ · small table

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2–3–1 · qian2 ji3 tian1

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adv

the other day; a couple of days ago
the past few days

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