HSK 3 vocabulary › 以前
以前
以前 in English: before; formerly
yǐ qián
before; formerly
How to pronounce 以前
yǐ qián (without tone marks: yi qian). yǐ is a third (low, dipping) tone; qián is a second (rising) tone.
Characters in 以前
以 yǐ
abbr. for Israel 以色列[Yi3 se4 lie4]
abbr. for Israel 以色列[Yi3 se4 lie4]
前 qián
front; forward; ahead
front; forward; ahead
Example sentences with 以前
| 爷爷以前不用电脑。 | from Grandpa Learns to Go Online |
| 原来经理以前帮助过他，他送书是为了表示感谢。 | from The Gift Without a Name |
Related words
| 前面 | qián miàn | ahead; in front | HSK 1 |
| 可以 | kě yǐ | can; may | HSK 2 |
| 因为……所以…… | yīnwèi…suǒyǐ… | because...; therefore... | HSK 2 |
| 以 | yǐ | to use; by means of | HSK 4 |
| 以为 | yǐ wéi | to 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.) | HSK 4 |
| 提前 | tí qián | to shift to an earlier date; to do sth ahead of time | HSK 4 |
| 以及 | yǐ jí | as well as; too | HSK 5 |
| 以来 | yǐ lái | since (a previous event) | HSK 5 |
| 从前 | cóng qián | previously; formerly | HSK 5 |
| 目前 | mù qián | at the present time; currently | HSK 5 |