前夕

qiánxī
  1. eve
  2. the day before

CEDICT

Entry Composition

1 前 qián
  1. front
  2. forward
  3. ahead
  4. first
  5. top (followed by a number)
  6. future
  7. ago
  8. before
  9. BC (e.g. 前293年)
  10. former
  11. formerly
2 夕 xī
  1. (bound form) sunset; dusk
  2. (bound form) evening; night
  3. Taiwan pr. xì