English translation of '前后'

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1. (= 时间接近)
   ⇒ 春节前后 (chūnjié qiánhòu) around the time of the Spring Festival
   ⇒ 暑假前后 (shǔjià qiánhòu) summer holiday time
2. (= 自始至终)
   ⇒ 创作这部小说,前后用了3年时间。 (Chuàngzuò zhè bù xiǎoshuō, qiánhòu yòngle sān nián shíjiān.) Creating the story took three years from start to finish.
3. (= 总共)
   ⇒ 他前后去过3次欧洲。 (Tā qiánhòu qùguo sān cì Ōuzhōu.) He's been to Europe three times altogether.
4. (= 前面和后面) the front and the back