Usage note
前天用于指昨天之前的那一天。
qiántiān yòng yú zhǐ zuótiān zhe qián de yī kēntiān.
前天 is used to refer to the day before yesterday.
Context note
这个词语常用于描述过去的事情，比如昨天之前发生的事。
zhège cíyǔ cháng yòng yú miáo shù guò qù de shìqing, bǐrú zuótiān zhīqián fāshēng de shì.
This word is commonly used to describe past events, such as things that happened before yesterday.
5 examples
前天我去看电影了。
qián tiān wǒ qù kàn diàn yǐng le。
I went to see a movie the day before yesterday.
前天天气很好。
qián tiān tiān qì hěn hǎo。
The weather was very good the day before yesterday.
前天我和朋友一起吃饭。
qián tiān wǒ hé péng yǒu yì qǐ chī fàn。
I had dinner with friends the day before yesterday.
前天妈妈给我买了新书。
qián tiān mā ma gěi wǒ mǎi le xīn shū。
My mom bought me a new book the day before yesterday.
前天我们去公园玩了。
qián tiān wǒ men qù gōng yuán wán le。
We went to the park and played the day before yesterday.
5 mini stories
妈妈说前天她去了北京。爸爸问她什么时候回来的。
mā ma shuō qián tiān tā qù le běi jīng。 bà ba wèn tā shén me shí hòu huí lái de。
Mom said she went to Beijing the day before yesterday. Dad asked her when she came back.
昨天我们去超市了，但是前天我们也去了。
zuó tiān wǒ men qù chāo shì le， dàn shì qián tiān wǒ men yě qù le。
We went to the supermarket yesterday, but we also went there the day before yesterday.
我告诉朋友前天发生的事情。他问我为什么现在才说。
wǒ gào sù péng yǒu qián tiān fā shēng de shì qíng。 tā wèn wǒ wèi shén me xiàn zài cái shuō。
I told my friend about what happened the day before yesterday. He asked me why I only told him now.
前天我和妹妹一起去了动物园，她很开心。
qián tiān wǒ hé mèi mei yì qǐ qù le dòng wù yuán， tā hěn kāi xīn。
The day before yesterday, my sister and I went to the zoo together, and she was very happy.
前天我们全家一起去郊外野餐了。天气很好。
qián tiān wǒ men quán jiā yì qǐ qù jiāo wài yě cān le。 tiān qì hěn hǎo。
We had a picnic with the whole family in the countryside the day before yesterday. The weather was very good.
Mini dialogue
找书
A
你看到我的故事书了吗？
Nǐ kàn dào wǒ de gùshi shū le ma?
Have you seen my storybook?
B
我前天看到它在桌子上。
Wǒ qiántiān kàn dào tā zài zhuōzi shàng.
I saw it on the table the day before yesterday.
天气变化
A
今天真冷啊！
Jīntiān zhēn lěng a!
It's so cold today!
B
是啊，前天还很暖和呢。
Shì a, qiántiān hái hěn nuǎnhuo ne.
Yes, it was still very warm the day before yesterday.
Related words and contrasts
similar
昨天
zuótiān
yesterday
The day just before today, one day closer than 前天.
opposite
后天
hòutiān
the day after tomorrow
The day two days from now, the opposite in time.