| 前 |
qián xiē | a few (days, years etc) ago |
| 前 |
qián | front / forward / ahead / first / top (followed by a number) / future / ago / before / BC (e.g. 前293年) / former / formerly |
| 些 |
xiē | classifier indicating a small amount or small number greater than 1: some, a few, several |