Word: 以前 (yǐqián)

三天以前，我在南京。

Sāntiān yǐqián, wǒ zài Nánjīng.

Three days ago, I was in Nanjing.

他不再是以前的那个他了。

Tā búzài shì yǐqián de nàge tā le.

He is not what he used to be.

他不再是以前那个他。

Tā búzài shì yǐqián nàge tā.

He isn't himself anymore.

他以前不是那样。

Tā yǐqián bú shì nàyàng.

He didn't use to be like that.

他以前住在这儿。

Tā yǐqián zhù zài zhèr.

He used to live here.

他以前做过。

Tā yǐqián zuòguo.

He has done it before.

他以前就是在这里住的。

Tā yǐqián jiùshì zài zhèlǐ zhù de.

Here is the house where he lived.

他以前曾在北海道。

Tā yǐqián céng zài Běihǎidào.

He has been in Hokkaido before.

他再不是以前的他了。

Tā zài bú shì yǐqián de tā le.

He is not what he was.

他和以前一样话多。

Tā hé yǐqián yíyàng huà duō.

He is as talkative as ever.

他比以前学得更努力了。

Tā bǐ yǐqián xué de gèng nǔlì le.

He studies much harder than before.

他比以前重得多。

Tā bǐ yǐqián zhòng de duō.

He weighs a lot more than before.

他给了跟以前一样的回答。

Tā gěi le gēn yǐqián yíyàng de huídá.

He gave the same answer as before.

以前从来没有人听说过。

Yǐqián cónglái méiyǒu rén tīngshuōguo.

Nobody had ever heard of it.

以前，他不喜欢吃辣的东西。

Yǐqián, tā bù xǐhuan chī là de dōngxi.

Before, he didn't like eating spicy things.

以前，他很害羞。

Yǐqián, tā hěn hàixiū.

He used to be very shy.

以前，我不喜欢吃蔬菜。

Yǐqián, wǒ bù xǐhuan chī shūcài.

Before, I didn't like to eat vegetables.

以前，我以为他很害羞。

Yǐqián, wǒ yǐwéi tā hěn hàixiū.

Before, I thought he was very shy.

以前，我们没有手机。

Yǐqián, wǒmen méiyǒu shǒujī.

In the past, we didn't have mobile phones.

以前比较好。

Yǐqián bǐjiào hǎo.

It was better in the old days.

以前的人以为地球是平的。

Yǐqián de rén yǐwéi dìqiú shì píng de.

It used to be thought that the earth was flat.

以前，这个房子没有电。

Yǐqián, zhège fángzi méiyǒu diàn.

In the past, this house didn't have electricity.

以前这里有一座桥。

Yǐqián zhèlǐ yǒu yí zuò qiáo.

There used to be a bridge here.

你以前不是这样说的。

Nǐ yǐqián bú shì zhèyàng shuō de.

You did not say so.

你以前住的是哪一座房子？

Nǐ yǐqián zhù de shì nǎ yí zuò fángzi?

Which house did you live in?

你以前去过京都吗？

Nǐ yǐqián qùguo Jīngdū ma?

Have you ever visited Kyoto before?

你以前喜欢吗？

Nǐ yǐqián xǐhuan ma?

Did you use to like it?

你以前应该听过这个故事。

Nǐ yǐqián yīnggāi tīngguo zhège gùshi.

You will have heard this story before.

你以前想做什么？

Nǐ yǐqián xiǎng zuò shénme?

What did you wanna do?

你以前见过她吗？

Nǐ yǐqián jiànguo tā ma?

Have you met her before?

你到这里三天以前，我梦到过你。

Nǐ dào zhèlǐ sāntiān yǐqián, wǒ mèng dàoguo nǐ.

Three days before you got here, I dreamt about you.

到办公室以前，我需要打个电话。

Dào bàngōngshì yǐqián, wǒ xūyào dǎ gè diànhuà.

Before I get to the office, I need to make a phone call.

去加拿大以前，他在英国教书。

Qù Jiānádà yǐqián, tā zài Yīngguó jiāoshū.

Before he went to Canada, he taught in the UK.

吃饭以前，我们先祈祷。

Chīfàn yǐqián, wǒmen xiān qídǎo.

Before eating, we pray.

和以前相比，已经进步了很多。

Hé yǐqián xiāngbǐ, yǐjīng jìnbù le hěn duō.

It has greatly improved compared with what it was.

哥伦布到美洲几百年以前，维京人已经到过。

Gēlúnbú dào Měizhōu jǐ bǎinián yǐqián, Wéijīngrén yǐjīng dàoguo.

Several hundred years before Columbus got there, the Vikings had already been to the Americas.

她以前和他住一起。

Tā yǐqián hé tā zhù yìqǐ.

She used to live with him.

她以前在我们公司工作。

Tā yǐqián zài wǒmen gōngsī gōngzuò.

She used to work for our company.

她以前是一位老师。

Tā yǐqián shì yí wèi lǎoshī.

She used to be a teacher.

她犯了和以前同样的错误。

Tā fànle hé yǐqián tóngyàng de cuòwù.

She made the same mistake as before.

她说她以前很快乐。

Tā shuō tā yǐqián hěn kuàilè.

She said that she had been happy.

她跟以前不一样了。

Tā gēn yǐqián bù yíyàng le.

She's different to how she was before.

很久以前你就应该告诉我的。

Hěn jiǔ yǐqián nǐ jiù yīnggāi gàosu wǒ de.

You should have told me a long time ago.

您以前应该听过这个故事。

Nín yǐqián yīnggāi tīngguo zhège gùshi.

You will have heard this story before.

我以前住在泰国，但现住在俄罗斯。

Wǒ yǐqián zhù zài Tàiguó, dàn xiàn zhù zài Éluósī.

I used to live in Thailand, but now I live in Russia.

我以前住的地方离这里不远。

Wǒ yǐqián zhù de dìfāng lí zhèlǐ bù yuǎn.

I used to live not too far from here.

我以前和他去过波士顿。

Wǒ yǐqián hé tā qùguo Bōshìdùn.

I once went to Boston with him.

我以前在山里。

Wǒ yǐqián zài shān lǐ.

I was in the mountains.

我以前在这里没见过你。

Wǒ yǐqián zài zhèlǐ méi jiànguo nǐ.

I haven't seen you around here before.

我以前常说法语。

Wǒ yǐqián cháng shuō Fǎyǔ.

I used to speak French a lot.

我以前是医生。

Wǒ yǐqián shì yìshēng.

I was a doctor.

我以前是护林人。

Wǒ yǐqián shì Hùlín rén.

I used to be a forest ranger.

我以前有只大狗。

Wǒ yǐqián yǒu zhǐ dà gǒu.

I had a huge dog.

我以前来过很多次了。

Wǒ yǐqián láiguo hěn duōcì le.

I've been here many times before.

我以前没见过你吗？

Wǒ yǐqián méi jiànguo nǐ ma?

Haven't I seen you before?

我以前经常碰上她。

Wǒ yǐqián jīngcháng pèngshàng tā.

I used to bump into her all the time.

我以前读过这本书。

Wǒ yǐqián dúguo zhè běn shū.

I have read the book before.

我们不像以前那么经常一起做。

Wǒmen bú xiàng yǐqián nàme jīngcháng yìqǐ zuò.

We don't do that together as often as we used to.

我们以前没见过吗？

Wǒmen yǐqián méi jiànguo ma?

Haven't we met before?

我们以前见过吗？

Wǒmen yǐqián jiànguo ma?

Have we met before?

我们以前讨论过。

Wǒmen yǐqián tǎolùnguo.

We've had this discussion before.

我们坐着谈很久以前的事。

Wǒmen zuòzhe tán hěn jiǔ yǐqián de shì.

We sat talking about the remote past.

我们晚上八点以前就会到。

Wǒmen wǎnshang bā diǎn yǐqián jiù huì dào.

We'll arrive before 8pm.

我做得不如以前好了。

Wǒ zuò de bùrú yǐqián hǎole.

I don't do that as well as I used to.

我就知道你以前住在波士顿。

Wǒ jiù zhīdào nǐ yǐqián zhù zài Bōshìdùn.

I knew that you used to live in Boston.

我恐怕他一点以前是不会来的。

Wǒ kǒngpà tā yìdiǎn yǐqián shì búhuì lái de.

I'm afraid he won't be here until 1:00.

我想你以前做过这个。

Wǒ xiǎng nǐ yǐqián zuòguo zhège.

I think you've done this before.

我想我们以前没见过面。

Wǒ xiǎng wǒmen yǐqián méi jiànguo miàn.

I don't think we've met before.

我比以前吃得少了。

Wǒ bǐ yǐqián chī de shǎole.

I don't eat as much as I used to.

我现在吃肉的次数不如以前多了。

Wǒ xiànzài chī ròu de cìshù bùrú yǐqián duō le.

I don't eat meat as much as I used to.

我确定我以前见过他。

Wǒ quèdìng wǒ yǐqián jiànguo tā.

I'm sure I've seen him before.

我记得以前见到你。

Wǒ jìde yǐqián jiàndào nǐ.

I remember meeting you before.

我记得以前读过这本小说。

Wǒ jìde yǐqián dúguo zhè běn xiǎoshuō.

I remember reading this novel before.

我记得我以前看过这部电影。

Wǒ jìde wǒ yǐqián kànguo zhè bú diànyǐng.

I remember having seen this movie before.

米饭煮好五分钟以前，要开始炒肉。

Mǐfàn zhǔ hǎo wǔ fēnzhōng yǐqián, yào kāishǐ chǎo ròu.

Five minutes before the rice is boiled, you should start frying the meat.

这不像以前那样了。

Zhè bú xiàng yǐqián nàyàng le.

It isn't like that anymore.

这事发生在很多年以前。

Zhè shì fāshēng zài hěn duōnián yǐqián.

It happened a long time ago.

这些学者以前在哪？

Zhèxiē xuézhě yǐqián zài nǎ?

Where were these scholars at before this?

这张脸我以前见过。

Zhè zhāng liǎn wǒ yǐqián jiànguo.

That's a face I've seen before.

这里以前是座旧庙。

Zhèlǐ yǐqián shì zuò jiù miào.

There used to be an old temple here.

这里我们以前来过。

Zhèlǐ wǒmen yǐqián láiguo.

We've been here before.

那已经是很久以前的事了。

Nà yǐjīng shì hěn jiǔ yǐqián de shì le.

That's already a long time ago.