Before in Chinese: 以前 (yǐ qián)
yǐ qián
before
Definitions
- 1before
- 2formerly
- 3previous
- 4ago
Stroke order
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Zhuyin
This word’s pronunciation in Bopomofo.
ㄧˇ
yǐ
ㄑㄧㄢˊ
qián
Example sentences
See 以前 used in real sentences with pinyin and English translations.
多久以前？
duō jiǔ yǐ qián？
How long ago was that?
他以前做过。
tā yǐ qián zuò guò。
He has done it before.
Related words
以
yǐ
to use
前
qián
front
前面
qián miàn
ahead
可以
kě yǐ
can
所以
suǒ yǐ
therefore
以后
yǐ hòu
after
以为
yǐ wéi
to think (i.e. to take it to be true that ...) (Usually there is an implication that the notion is mistaken – except when expressing one's own current opinion.)
提前
tí qián
to shift to an earlier date
从前
cóng qián
previously
目前
mù qián
at the present time
前途
qián tú
prospects
以及
yǐ jí
as well as
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