以前
yǐqián
before; in the past
Characters in this word
前 qián
- Strokes
- 9
- Radical
- 刂 — knife
Example phrases
- 我以前住这里。 Wǒ yǐqián zhù zhèlǐ. I lived here before.
- 以前我很忙。 Yǐqián wǒ hěn máng. I was very busy before.
- 你以前来过。 Nǐ yǐqián lái guo. You came here before.