以前

yǐ qián

HSK level: HSK 3

Meaning

before; formerly; previous; ago

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Characters

以yǐaccording to; so as to; because of; then人前qiánin front, forward; former, preceding丷一刖

Examples

多久以前？

duō jiǔ yǐ qián？

How long ago was that?

我以前打网球。

wǒ yǐ qián dǎ wǎng qiú。

I used to play tennis.

他以前住在这儿。

tā yǐ qián zhù zài zhè r。

He used to live here.