以前
Meaning
- before
- formerly
- previous
Example sentence
多久以前？
How long ago was that?
Characters in 以前
Learned around the same time
- 一定 yī dìng surely; certainly; definitely
- 一共 yī gòng in total; altogether
- 一路平安 yī lù píng ān to have a pleasant journey
- 一路顺风 yī lù shùn fēng to have a pleasant journey (idiom)
- 已经 yǐ jīng already
- 以后 yǐ hòu after
- 以上 yǐ shàng that level or higher; that amount or more
- 以外 yǐ wài apart from
- 以为 yǐ wéi to think; to believe (often with the implication that the belief is mistaken – unless referring to one's own current belief)
- 以下 yǐ xià that level or lower
- 椅子 yǐ zi chair
- 一般 yī bān same