日前

rìqián

the other day; a few days ago

Watch it being written

Every character draws itself, stroke by stroke. Then grab the brush: trace it yourself and hear the word when you finish.

Build with these blocks

Chinese words snap together like bricks. Every word below shares a character with this one, so you are already halfway to knowing it.

See it in sentences

日前他来过这里。

He came here the other day.

日前收到一封信。

A letter arrived a few days ago.