年 前

by the end of the year
at the end of the year; shortly before New Year

例句

他三年前死了。

tā sān nián qián sǐ le.

He died three years ago.

我8年前就结婚了。

wǒ 8 nián qián jiù jié hūn le.

I married eight years ago.

价钱是10年前的2倍。

jià qian shì 10 nián qián de 2 bèi.

Prices are double what they were ten years ago.

出现在

五百年前是一家wǔ bǎi nián qián shì yī jiāfive hundred years ago we were the same family (saying) (said of persons with the same surname)新年前夕xīn nián qián xīNew Year's eve