以前

Pronunciation
:
yǐqián
Meaning
:
(adv) before
HSK
:
2
Pronunciation
:
Meaning
:

(prep) with; by means of; in
(prep) used before monosyllabic words of locality to indicate the limits of time, place, direction or number
(prep) by
(prep) for
(conj) and; as well as

Radical
:
Strokes
:
4
Traditional
:
Pronunciation
:
qián
Meaning
:

(noun) front
(noun) forward; ahead
(noun) ago; before

Radical
:
Strokes
:
9
Traditional
:
Sentences:
我以前住在北京。
I used to live in Beijing.

wǒ yǐ qián zhù zài běi jīng 。

:
I
以前
:
before/in the past
:
live
:
at
北京
:
Beijing
他以前是老师。
He used to be a teacher.

tā yǐ qián shì lǎo shī 。

:
he
以前
:
before/in the past
:
is
老师
:
teacher
以前我不喜欢喝咖啡。
I didn’t like drinking coffee before.

yǐ qián wǒ bù xǐ huan hē kā fēi 。

以前
:
before/in the past
:
I
:
not
喜欢
:
like
:
drink
咖啡
:
coffee
这里以前没有这么多人。
There weren’t so many people here before.

zhè lǐ yǐ qián méi yǒu zhè me duō rén 。

这里
:
here
以前
:
before/in the past
没有
:
not have
这么
:
so
多人
:
many people

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