前cin4後hau6

English

1. around
2. (noun) 1. Front and back; (of sequence) One go first and the next one goes after the other
3. front and behind
4. from start to finish; in total
5. from beginning to end
6. around (a period of time)
7. all around
8. front and rear

粵語 — Cantonese

1. 前面同埋後面
2. 由頭到尾；夾埋；總共
3. 大約喺某一段時間

Examples

• 新年前後好多人過關㗎。

  Many people cross the border around the Lunar New Year.

• 間屋前後都種咗啲樹喺度。

  Trees are planted both in front of and behind the house. ----

• 呢項工程由動工到完工，前後用咗五年時間。

  From the beginning of construction to its completion, this project took five years in total.

• 每件物體都有長度、闊度同高度表示佢「掗咗幾多空間」，每件物體都可以沿三條軸郁動－可以有前後左右上下一共六個方向。

  Tatoeba · Matthewyau1367 CC BY

• 你的背心前后反了，得翻过来。

  You need to reverse your vest, it's back to front.

  Tatoeba · DaoSeng CC BY

• 拉伸是運動前後不可忽略的重要環節。

  Stretching is an important part of exercise that should not be ignored before and after workouts.

  Tatoeba · LeviHighway CC BY