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以前

yǐ qián

n. before, earlier times

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EXAMPLES

以前我和他一起住，后来他搬到外面去了。

以前我和他一起住，後來他搬到外面去了。

yǐ qián wǒ hé tā yì qǐ zhù, hòu lái tā bān dào wài mian qù le .

phr. I used to live together with him, but later he moved out.

我以前做过销售经理。

我以前做過銷售經理。

wó yǐ qián zuò guo xiāo shòu jīng lǐ .

phr. I used to work as a sales manager.

她妈妈不让她在十八岁以前与异性朋友交往。

她媽媽不讓她在十八歲以前與異性朋友交往。

tā mā ma bú ràng tā zài shí bā suì yǐ qián yǔ yì xìng péng you jiāo wǎng .

phr. Her mother didn't allow her to make male friends before eighteen.

上课以前

上課以前

shàng kè yǐ qián

phr. before the class

在股市下周一再次开盘以前，这给了人们充足的时间平静下来。

在股市下週一再次開盤以前，這給了人們充足的時間平靜下來。

zài gǔ shì xià zhōu yī zài cì kāi pán yǐ qián, zhè gěi le rén men chōng zú de shí jiān píng jìng xià lái

phr. Before the market opened up again on Monday, this gave people plenty of time to settle down.

三年以前

sān nián yǐ qián

phr. three years ago