吃饭以前，我们先祈祷。 Before eating, we pray. Traditional 吃飯以前，我們先祈禱。 Pinyin Chīfàn yǐqián, wǒmen xiān qídǎo. Bopomofo ㄔ ㄈㄢˋ ㄧˇ ㄑㄧㄢˊ，ㄨㄛˇ ˙ㄇㄣ ㄒㄧㄢ ㄑㄧˊ ㄉㄠˇ。 Where this sentence is used 以前 (yǐqián) and 以后 (yǐhòu) in Chinese grammar: before and after, past and future All Chinese example sentences
