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以前 (yǐ qián): Before (Noun) — Meaning & Stroke Order

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以 • yǐ • using because of; so as to • HSK 2.0 L4
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yǐ以

using because of; so as to

前 • qián • front, forward, ahead, before
qián前

front, forward, ahead, before

Word Info

Pinyinyǐ qián
Meaningbefore
Characters2
SyntaxNoun

HSK 3 Words

More vocabulary at the same HSK level as 以前.

  • 新鲜xīn xiānfresh
  • 聊天liáo tiānto chat
  • 明白míng baito understand
  • 附近fù jìnnearby
  • 经理jīng lǐmanager
  • 司机sī jīdriver
  • 请假qǐng jiàask for leave
  • 奇怪qí guàistrange
  • 月亮yuè liangmoon
  • 检查jiǎn cháinspect
  • 照顾zhào guto look after
  • 邻居lín jūneighbour
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Words Sharing Characters

More common words that include characters from 以前.

Words with 以
  • 可以kě yǐcan; may
  • 所以suǒ yǐtherefore
  • 以上yǐ shàngthat level or higher
  • 以下
yǐ xià
that level or lower
  • 以后yǐ hòuafter
  • 以外yǐ wàiapart from
  • 以为yǐ wéithink; feel; reckon
  • 以内yǐ nèiwithin
  • Words with 前
    • 前面qián miànfront
    • 前天qián tiānthe day before yesterday
    • 前年qián niánthe year before last
    • 面前miàn qiánin front of
    • 之前zhī qiánbefore
    • 前后qián hòuaround
    • 前方qián fāngahead
    • 提前tí qiánin advance
    4.

    How to Use 以前 in Sentences

    Subject + Verbwith没有
    yǐ以
    qián前
    méi没
    yǒu有
    neutralSpoken
    didn't have before
    Preposition + Nounwith比
    bǐ比
    yǐ以
    qián前
    hǎo好
    Noun + Modifierwith事
    yǐ以
    qián前
    de的
    shì事
    Adverb + Nounwith很久
    hěn很
    jiǔ久
    yǐ以
    qián前
    5.

    Example Sentences with 以前

    wǒ我
    yǐ以
    qián前
    xǐ喜
    huan欢
    píng苹
    neutral
    better than before
    neutral
    things from the past
    neutral
    a long time ago
    guǒ果
    。
    I liked apples before.
    zài在
    zhèng正
    shì式
    tǎo讨
    lùn论
    zhī之
    qián前
    ,
    wǒ我
    men们
    xū需
    yào要
    huí回
    gù顾
    yí一
    xià下
    yǐ以
    qián前
    de的
    huì会
    yì议
    jì记
    lù录
    。
    Before the formal discussion, we need to review the previous meeting minutes.
    nǐ你
    yǐ以
    qián前
    shì是
    fǒu否
    kǎo考
    lǜ虑
    guò过
    xué学
    xí习
    yì一
    mén门
    xīn新
    de的
    wài外
    yǔ语
    ?
    Have you ever considered learning a new foreign language before?
    wǒ我
    yǐ以
    qián前
    cóng从
    méi没
    xiǎng想
    guò过
    zì自
    jǐ己
    huì会
    chéng成
    wéi为
    yì一
    míng名
    jiào教
    shī师
    。
    I never thought before that I would become a teacher.
    suī虽
    rán然
    yǐ以
    qián前
    yù遇
    dào到
    guò过
    kùn困
    nan难
    ,
    dàn但
    tā他
    zuì最
    zhōng终
    píng凭
    jiè借
    yì毅
    lì力
    qǔ取
    dé得
    le了
    chéng成
    gōng功
    。
    Although he encountered difficulties before, he ultimately achieved success through perseverance.