Read Edit View history 以前 yǐqián HSK2 before Origin Definitions Defs Strokes Stroke Words Sentences Sents 以前 yǐqián before adverbpreposition A time earlier than a specific moment or event 我以前从来没坐过船。 wǒ yǐqián cónglái méi zuò guo chuán. I've never been on a boat before. formerly adverb In the past; previously; some time ago 以前的事，忘记吧。 yǐqián de shì, wàngjì ba. Forget about the past. Frequency Movie subtitles 369.4 per million appears in 74% of films Written text 163.4 per million Details HSK 2.0 Level 3 HSK 3.0 Level 2 Cross-References Antonym 以后 yǐhòuSynonym 从前 cóngqián先前 xiānqián旧日 jiùrì先时 xiānshíSame as 前 qiánReferenced by 㕥 yǐ Sources Frequency data SUBTLEX-CHBCC Corpus (BLCU)
以前 yǐqián before adverbpreposition A time earlier than a specific moment or event 我以前从来没坐过船。 wǒ yǐqián cónglái méi zuò guo chuán. I've never been on a boat before. formerly adverb In the past; previously; some time ago 以前的事，忘记吧。 yǐqián de shì, wàngjì ba. Forget about the past. Frequency Movie subtitles 369.4 per million appears in 74% of films Written text 163.4 per million Details HSK 2.0 Level 3 HSK 3.0 Level 2 Cross-References Antonym 以后 yǐhòuSynonym 从前 cóngqián先前 xiānqián旧日 jiùrì先时 xiānshíSame as 前 qiánReferenced by 㕥 yǐ Sources Frequency data SUBTLEX-CHBCC Corpus (BLCU)