以前
Meaning
yǐqián yi3 qian2
- before
- formerly
- previous
- ago
Example sentences
- We sat talking about the remote past.
- You look as healthy as ever.
- He gave the same answer as before.
- It used to be thought that the earth was flat.
Words sharing a character
- 可以kěyǐcan
- 所以suǒyǐtherefore
- 以后yǐhòuafter
- 以及yǐjías well as
- 以为yǐwéito 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.)
- 以来yǐláisince (a previous event)
- 难以nányǐhard to (predict, imagine etc)
- 以下yǐxiàthat level or lower
- 以上yǐshàngthat level or higher
- 以外yǐwàiapart from