以前,他不喜欢吃辣的东西。 Before, he didn't like eating spicy things. Traditional 以前,他不喜歡吃辣的東西。 Pinyin Yǐqián, tā bù xǐhuan chī là de dōngxī. Bopomofo ㄧˇ ㄑㄧㄢˊ,ㄊㄚ ㄅㄨˋ ㄒㄧˇ ˙ㄏㄨㄢ ㄔ ㄌㄚˋ ˙ㄉㄜ ㄉㄨㄥ ㄒㄧ。 Where this sentence is used Past events in Mandarin Chinese grammar (there's no past tense!) All Chinese example sentences