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  3. 以前
HSK 3

How to write 以前以前

yǐ qián

before; formerly; previous; ago

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yǐ

old variant of 以[yi3]

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qián

front; forward; ahead; first; top (followed by a number); future; ago; before; BC (e.g. 前293年); former; formerly

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我以前住在这里。

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以前

Words related to 以前

前面qián miànahead; in front; preceding; above; also pr. [qián mian]前qiánfront; forward; ahead; first; top (followed by a number); future; ago; before; BC (e.g. 前293年); former; formerly前天qián tiānthe day before yesterday前边qián bianfront; the front side; in front of可以kě yǐcan; may; possible; able to; not bad; pretty good所以suǒ yǐtherefore; as a result; so; the reason why以后yǐ hòuafter; later; afterwards; following; later on; in the future面前miàn qiánin front of; facing; (in the) presence (of)以下yǐ xiàthat level or lower; that amount or less; the following以上yǐ shàngthat level or higher; that amount or more; the above-mentioned; (used to indicate that one has completed one's remarks) That is all.以外yǐ wàiapart from; other than; except for; external; outside of; on the other side of; beyond前年qián niánthe year before last