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以前

yǐ qián
HSK 2.0 Level 3 HSK 3.0 Level 3 Noun Very common

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Definitions

  1. 1. before
  2. 2. formerly
  3. 3. previous
  4. 4. ago

Usage notes

Collocations

常与“在”连用,如“在很久以前”;也可单独使用,如“以前,我不认识他”。

Common mistakes

不要说“以前天”,正确的说法是“前一天”或“几天以前”。

Example Sentences

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以前 ,我不会说中文。
Before, I couldn't speak Chinese.
传说这个地方 以前 是一片海。
Legend has it that this place used to be a sea.
以前 從沒聽過湯姆講法語。
Source: Tatoeba.org (ID 6120945)
這張臉我 以前 見過。
Source: Tatoeba.org (ID 8706806)
我們 以前 討論過。
Source: Tatoeba.org (ID 6103185)

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