271 sentences for 以前 (yǐ​qián — formerly) — page 14 of 14

261. 以前的人常用一合米来衡量少量的粮食。

     yǐ​qián de rén cháng​yòng yī gě mǐ lái héng​liáng shǎo​liàng de liáng​shi.

     People in the past often used a 'ge' of rice to measure small amounts of grain.

     Source: Dong Chinese Dictionary

262. 以前在东北地区，人们常把土匪称为胡子。

     yǐ​qián zài Dōng​běi dì​qū, rén​men cháng bǎ tǔ​fěi chēng​wéi hú​zi.

     In Northeast China, bandits used to be called 'huzi'.

     Source: Dong Chinese Dictionary

263. 以前村里谁家生孩子，都要去请接生老娘。

     yǐ​qián cūn​lǐ shéi jiā shēng hái​zi, dōu yào qù qǐng jiē​shēng lǎo​niáng.

     In the past, whenever a family in the village had a baby, they would go to fetch the midwife.

     Source: Dong Chinese Dictionary

264. 现在的交通非常方便，不比以前出门那么难。

     xiàn​zài de jiāo​tōng fēi​cháng fāng​biàn, bù​bǐ yǐ​qián chū​mén nà​me nán.

     Transportation is very convenient now; it's not as difficult to travel as it used to be.

     Source: Dong Chinese Dictionary

265. 他以前因为工作原因去过西亚的几个国家。

     tā yǐ​qián yīn​wèi gōng​zuò yuán​yīn qù guo Xī Yà de jǐ gè guó​jiā.

     He has visited several countries in Western Asia before for work reasons.

     Source: Dong Chinese Dictionary

266. 经过几个月的锻炼，他变得比以前强壮多了。

     jīng​guò jǐ gè yuè de duàn​liàn, tā biàn de bǐ yǐ​qián qiáng​zhuàng duō le.

     After months of exercise, he has become much stronger than before.

     Source: Dong Chinese Dictionary

267. 这孩子以前很顽皮，到了初中好像突然开窍了。

     zhèi hái​zi yǐ​qián hěn wán​pí, dào le chū​zhōng hǎo​xiàng tū​rán kāi​qiào le.

     The child used to be very naughty, but he seemed to suddenly wise up in junior high.

     Source: Dong Chinese Dictionary

268. 在以前的村子里，大家习惯用柴火在灶台烧饭。

     zài yǐ​qián de cūn​zi lǐ, dà​jiā xí​guàn yòng chái​huo zài zào​tái shāo​fàn.

     In the old villages, people were accustomed to cooking on stoves using firewood.

     Source: Dong Chinese Dictionary

269. 他为人宽宏大量，对朋友以前的过错向来不计前嫌。

     tā wéi​rén kuān​hóng​dà​liàng, duì péng​you yǐ​qián de guò​cuò xiàng​lái bù​jì qián​xián.

     He is a magnanimous person who never holds a grudge against his friends for their past mistakes.

     Source: Dong Chinese Dictionary

270. 以前很多电脑城都会私下出售泡面，这在当时很普遍。

     yǐ​qián hěn​duō diàn​nǎo chéng dōu huì sī​xià chū​shòu pào​miàn, zhè zài dāng​shí hěn pǔ​biàn.

     In the past, many computer malls used to sell instant noodles on the side, which was very common back then.

     Source: Dong Chinese Dictionary

271. 他公开背弃了原本的信仰，被以前的信徒们斥为异教徒。

     tā gōng​kāi bèi​qì le yuán​běn de xìn​yǎng, bèi yǐ​qián de xìn​tú men chì wéi yì​jiào​tú.

     He publicly renounced his original faith and was denounced as a heretic by former believers.

     Source: Dong Chinese Dictionary