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以前 yǐqián
以前 (yǐqián) means "before". It is a word from HSK 2 (N), number 90 in this course by how often it appears.
- Meaning
- before; formerly; previous
- Pinyin
- yǐqián
- Level
- HSK 2
- Characters
- 以 前
Updated
Example sentences
- 多久以前？
How long ago was that?
Tatoeba: jin1 / CK - 我以前在山里。
I was in the mountains.
Tatoeba: sysko / CK - 你以前喜欢吗？
Did you use to like it?
Tatoeba: sadhen / deniko
Learned together
In the course, "以前" is in the same group as these words. You master them as a set.