以前，我们没有手机。

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

Traditional

以前，我們沒有手機。

Pinyin

Yǐqián, wǒmen méiyǒu shǒujī.

Bopomofo

ㄧˇ ㄑㄧㄢˊ，ㄨㄛˇ ˙ㄇㄣ ㄇㄟˊ ㄧㄡˇ ㄕㄡˇ ㄐㄧ。

Where this sentence is used

• Past events in Mandarin Chinese grammar (there's no past tense!)

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