English–Chinese
“previous” in Chinese
Chinese
Pronunciation
Pinyinlì jiè
Example
学校保存了历届毕业生名册xué xiào bǎo cún le lì jiè bì yè shēng míng cè
The school keeps rosters of graduates from previous years.
How to say “previous” in Chinese
“Previous” in Chinese is 历届 (lì jiè).
A timeline of repeated groups, with all earlier groups still counted as one set.
Example sentences with 历届
几位历届冠军出席了颁奖典礼。jǐ wèi lì jiè guàn jūn chū xí le bān jiáng dián lǐ
Several previous champions attended the award ceremony.
Tips for using 历届
- It normally stands before a noun that names the groups or events, rather than serving alone as a label for the people or things involved.