公元前 — meaning in English

English meaning

• BCE abbreviation Before Common Era; used after a year to show that it falls in the era before the traditional date of the start of the Christian calendar, counting backwards.

Senses

公元前 is used for these senses in English:

• BC Initialism of Before Christ.
• BCE (chronology) Initialism of Before the Common Era, Before the Current Era, or Before the Christian Era.