前夕 [－－]

Jyutping cin4 zik6
Pinyin qián xì

Definitions (Wiktionary)
  1. noun
    the period of time immediately before an event; eve (of an event)
  2. noun
    eve; the night before

前夕 [－－]

Jyutping cin4 zik6
Pinyin qián xī

Definitions (CC-CEDICT)
  1. eve
  2. the day before
Definitions (粵典–words.hk)
  1. 名詞
    （​重要​日子​嘅​）​前一晚
    eve; the night before an important event
    • 聖誕前夕
      圣诞前夕
      sing3 daan3 cin4 zik6
      Christmas Eve
  2. 名詞
    大事​發生​之前​嘅​時​刻
    moment right before the unfolding of an event
    • 暴風雨前夕
      暴风雨前夕
      bou6 fung1 jyu5 cin4 zik6
      the eve of a storm
Definitions (Wiktionary)
  1. noun
    the period of time immediately before an event; eve (of an event)
  2. noun
    eve; the night before
Definitions (Kaifangcidian)
  1. （沒有對應漢語詞彙）
Definitions (HSK3.0)
  1. HSK3 七一九级词汇表 #3261
Examples (Tatoeba—Mandarin-English)
  1. Mandarin
    考试前夕，他特别焦虑。
    考試前夕，他特別焦慮。
    kǎo shì qián xī ， tā tè bié jiāo lǜ 。
    • He was very anxious on the eve of the exam.
    • He worries excessively on the eve of exams.
Examples (粵典–words.hk)
  1. Cantonese
    圣诞前夕
    聖誕前夕
    sing3 daan3 cin4 zik6
    • Christmas Eve
  2. Cantonese
    暴风雨前夕
    暴風雨前夕
    bou6 fung1 jyu5 cin4 zik6
    • the eve of a storm
  3. Cantonese
    通常暴风雨前夕都会好平静。
    通常暴風雨前夕都會好平靜。
    tung1 soeng4 bou6 fung1 jyu5 cin4 zik6 dou1 wui5 hou2 ping4 zing6.
    • Usually there's always a calm before the storm.