English–Chinese
“three days ago” in Chinese
Chinese
Pronunciation
Pinyindà qián tiān
Example
大前天我参加了聚会。dà qián tiān wǒ cān jiā le jù huì
I attended a party three days ago.
How to say “three days ago” in Chinese
“Three days ago” in Chinese is 大前天 (dà qián tiān).
A point on the calendar reached by stepping back three days from today.
Example sentences with 大前天
公司通知是从大前天开始生效的。gōng sī tōng zhī shì cóng dà qián tiān kāi shǐ shēng xiào de
The company's notice began to take effect three days ago.
Tips for using 大前天
- In everyday Chinese, this time noun commonly appears at the beginning of a sentence or directly before the verb, where it sets the time frame for the event that follows.