她在我到達之前去世了。

She had died before I arrived.

Source: Tatoeba

Sentence Composition

1 她 tā she
2 在 zài
  1. to exist; to be alive
  2. (of sb or sth) to be (located) at
  3. (used before a verb to indicate an action in progress)
3 我 wǒ
  1. I
  2. me
  3. my
4 到達 dàodá to reach; to arrive
5 之前 zhīqián
  1. before
  2. prior to
  3. ago
  4. previously
  5. beforehand
6 去世 qùshì
  1. to pass away
  2. to die
=7 了 le
  1. (completed action marker)
  2. (modal particle indicating change of state, situation now)
  3. (modal particle intensifying preceding clause)
=7 了 liǎo
  1. to finish
  2. (used with 得 dé or 不 bù after a verb to express (im)possibility, as in 忘不了 wàngbuliǎo "cannot forget")
  3. (literary) (usually followed by a negative such as 無 wú or 不 bù) completely (not); entirely (not); (not) in the least
  4. to understand clearly (variant of 瞭 liǎo)
=7 了 liǎo
  1. (of eyes) bright
  2. clear-sighted
  3. to understand clearly
=7 了 liào unofficial variant of 瞭 liào