生前

shēngqián

during one's lifetime (of the deceased)

Dictionary entry

(of a deceased) during one's life; while living

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前

See it in sentences

他生前还在写作。

Tā shēngqián hái zài xiězuò.

English

He kept writing even before his death.

这是他生前完成的作品。

Zhè shì tā shēngqián wánchéng de zuòpǐn.

English

This is the work he finished before he died.

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