23 sentences for 以前 (yǐ​qián — before) — page 1 of 2

1. 那是很久以前的事了。

   nà shì hěn jiǔ yǐ​qián de shì le.

   That was a long time ago.

   Source: OpenSubtitles

2. 他很久以前就去世了。

   tā hěn jiǔ yǐ​qián jiù qù​shì le.

   He died a long time ago.

   Source: OpenSubtitles

3. 那是多久以前的事了？

   nà shì duō​jiǔ yǐ​qián de shì le?

   How long ago was that?

   Source: OpenSubtitles

4. 这是多久以前发生的？

   zhè shì duō​jiǔ yǐ​qián fā​shēng de?

   How long ago did this happen?

   Source: OpenSubtitles

5. 那封信是好久以前写的。

   nà fēng xìn shì hǎo​jiǔ yǐ​qián xiě de.

   That letter was written a long time ago.

   Source: OpenSubtitles

6. 出去以前，先跟他打招呼。

   chū​qù yǐ​qián, xiān gēn tā dǎ​zhāo​hu.

   Let him know before you go out.

   Source: Dong Chinese Dictionary

7. 好像是很久以前的事了。

   hǎo​xiàng shì hěn jiǔ yǐ​qián de shì le.

   It seems like a long time ago.

   Source: OpenSubtitles

8. 确切地说，是13年以前。

   què​qiè de shuō, shì13 nián yǐ​qián.

   Thirteen years ago, to be precise.

   Source: OpenSubtitles

9. 大学是很久以前的事了。

   dà​xué shì hěn jiǔ yǐ​qián de shì le.

   College was a long time ago.

   Source: OpenSubtitles

10. 那是我很久以前的名字。

    nà shì wǒ hěn jiǔ yǐ​qián de míng​zi.

    That was my name a long time ago.

    Source: OpenSubtitles

11. 缝领子以前先用针绷一下。

    féng lǐng​zi yǐ​qián xiān yòng zhēn bēng yī​xià.

    Baste the collar with a needle before sewing it.

    Source: Dong Chinese Dictionary

12. 我们去找找以前的教室吧。

    wǒ​men qù zhǎo zhǎo yǐ​qián de jiào​shì ba.

    Let's go find our old classrooms.

    Source: OpenSubtitles

13. 以前的事我都记不起来了。

    yǐ​qián de shì wǒ dōu jì bù qi​lai le.

    I don't remember my past.

    Source: OpenSubtitles

14. 三个月以前，他在上海工作。

    sān gè yuè yǐ​qián, tā zài Shàng​hǎi gōng​zuò.

    Three months ago, he was working in Shanghai.

    Source: Dong Chinese Dictionary

15. 很久以前，这四大国和谐共处。

    hěn jiǔ yǐ​qián, zhè sì dà​guó hé​xié gòng​chǔ.

    Long ago, the four nations lived together in harmony.

    Source: OpenSubtitles

16. 很久以前有一只美丽的老虎。

    hěn jiǔ yǐ​qián yǒu yī zhī měi​lì de lǎo​hǔ.

    Once upon a time, there was a beautiful tiger.

    Source: OpenSubtitles

17. 我从很久以前就想说这句话了。

    wǒ cóng hěn jiǔ yǐ​qián jiù xiǎng shuō zhè jù huà le.

    I've wanted to say this for a long time.

    Source: OpenSubtitles

18. 我们必须在天黑以前赶到目的地。

    wǒ​men bì​xū zài tiān​hēi yǐ​qián gǎn​dào mù​dì​dì.

    We must reach our destination before dark.

    Source: Dong Chinese Dictionary

19. 你一个半小时以前就应该开始了。

    nǐ yī gè bàn xiǎo​shí yǐ​qián jiù yīng​gāi kāi​shǐ le.

    You should've started an hour and a half ago.

    Source: Tatoeba

20. 我只是在做我很久以前就该做的事。

    wǒ zhǐ​shì zài zuò wǒ hěn​jiǔ yǐ​qián jiù gāi zuò de shì.

    I'm only doing what I should've done a long time ago.

    Source: OpenSubtitles