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以前

yǐqián

before

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Meaning of 以前 in English

yǐqiánHSK 3nounSyllabus #927
  1. before
  2. formerly
  3. previous
  4. ago

Example sentences

  1. 我以前在这里没见过你。
    wǒ yǐ qián zài zhè lǐ méi jiàn guò nǐ。
    I haven't seen you around here before.
    Tatoeba #5863293 by verdastelo9604 · #2360289 by CK · CC BY 2.0 FR
  2. 他以前是个诚实的人。
    tā yǐ qián shì gè chéng shí de rén。
    He was an honest man.
    Tatoeba #7779225 by jiangche · #2908273 by CK · CC BY 2.0 FR
  3. 我父亲以前是磨坊主。
    wǒ fù qīn yǐ qián shì mò fáng zhǔ。
    My dad used to be a miller.
    Tatoeba #1471510 by sadhen · #10528305 by sundown · CC BY 2.0 FR

Sentence pinyin is generated automatically and may contain errors.

Characters

以 on its own →
yǐ · by means of

HSK words with 以

可以HSK 1所以HSK 2以后HSK 3以上HSK 3以外HSK 3以为HSK 3以下HSK 3以内HSK 4以HSK 5难以HSK 5
前 on its own →
qián · front

HSK words with 前

前HSK 1前面HSK 2面前HSK 3前年HSK 3前天HSK 3目前HSK 4前方HSK 4前后HSK 4提前HSK 4眼前HSK 4

Level, pinyin and part of speech: HSK Syllabus (CLEC, Nov 2025). Definitions: CC-CEDICT, CC BY-SA 4.0. Sources & licences