Example Chinese sentences for "the year before..."

前年的考试我考得不好。

qián nián de kǎo shì wǒ kǎo děi bù hǎo。

I did not do well in the exam the year before last.

新年快乐

xīn nián kuài lè

Happy New Year

以前从没见过你

yǐ qián cóng méi jiàn guo nǐ

Never saw you before

你之前说得对

nǐ zhī qián shuō děi duì

You were right before

我之前吃了早饭。

wǒ zhī qián chī le zǎo fàn。

I had breakfast before.

我之前吃过晚餐了。

wǒ zhī qián chī guo wǎn cān le。

I had dinner before.

去年在国外工作

qù nián zài guó wài gōng zuò

Last year worked abroad

我前天到了北京

Wǒ qiántiān dàole běijīng

I arrived in beijing the day before yesterday

上课之前，我需要用电脑。

shàng kè zhī qián， wǒ xū yào yòng diàn nǎo。

Before class, I need to use the computer.

我曾经看过那个电影。

wǒ céng jīng kàn guò nà ge diàn yǐng。

I've seen that movie before.