公元前Non-Christians often use BCE instead of BC in dates. BCE indicates a number of years or centuries before the year in which Jesus Christ is believed to have been born. BCE is an abbreviation for "before the Common Era." Compare , , and CE. 公元前
...Lao-tzu, a sixth-century BCE Chinese teacher.
…老子,一位公元前6世纪的中国教育者。
The Babylonian Empire was conquered by the Persian Empire in 539 BCE.