以前

yǐ qiánㄧˇ ㄑㄧㄢˊ
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Meaning

Meanings

  1. 1

    before

  2. 2

    formerly

  3. 3

    previous

  4. 4

    ago

Examples

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我以前在山里。

我以前在山裏。

I was in the mountains.

以前讀高中的時候﹐我每天早上六點起床。

以前讀高中的時候﹐我每天早上六點起牀。

Back in high school, I got up at 6 a.m. every morning.

现在的人教育程度比以前高得多。

現在的人教育程度比以前高得多。

People are more educated now than they used to be.

母親以前很喜歡打網球。

My mother used to be into tennis.

我以前讀過這本書。

I have read the book before.