以前，这个房子没有电。 In the past, this house didn't have electricity. Traditional 以前，這個房子沒有電。 Pinyin Yǐqián, zhège fángzi méiyǒu diàn. Bopomofo ㄧˇ ㄑㄧㄢˊ，ㄓㄜˋ ˙ㄍㄜ ㄈㄤˊ ˙ㄗ ㄇㄟˊ ㄧㄡˇ ㄉㄧㄢˋ。 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
