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以前

yǐ qián

HSK 3 2-character word

What 以前 means

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

The characters in 以前

• 以yǐto use; by means of; according to
• 前qiánfront; forward; ahead

Example sentences

• 多久以前？
  How long ago was that?
• 他以前做过。
  He has done it before.
• 以前比较好。
  It was better in the old days.
• 我以前在山里。
  I was in the mountains.
• 我以前打网球。
  I used to play tennis.
• 你以前喜欢吗？
  Did you use to like it?