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noun
earlier times
Example Sentences
我们校长以前在银行工作。
Our principal used to work in a bank.
Related Words
Hanzi | HSK | Pinyin | English Definition |
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前面 | 1 | qián miàn | front |
可以 | 2 | kě yǐ | can, may |
所以 | 2 | suǒ yǐ | so, therefore |
提前 | 4 | tí qián | advance, shift to an earlier date |
以 | 4 | yǐ | with, by means of |
以为 | 4 | yǐ wéi | think |
从前 | 5 | cóng qián | former times, the past |
目前 | 5 | mù qián | present moment, now |
前途 | 5 | qián tú | future, prospect |
以及 | 5 | yǐ jí | and, as well as |
以来 | 5 | yǐ lái | period of time since |
当前 | 6 | dāng qián | present (time); be faced with |
跟前 | 6 | gēn qián | place in front of somebody |
空前绝后 | 6 | kōng qián jué hòu | be unprecedented and unrepeatable |
前景 | 6 | qián jǐng | prospect, outlook, foreground |
前提 | 6 | qián tí | premise, prerequisite |
全力以赴 | 6 | quán lì yǐ fù | go all out, spare no effort, do one's utmost |
先前 | 6 | xiān qián | previous days |
以便 | 6 | yǐ biàn | so that, in order that |
以免 | 6 | yǐ miǎn | lest |
以往 | 6 | yǐ wǎng | before, formerly, past |
以至 | 6 | yǐ zhì | down to, up to, so … that … |
以致 | 6 | yǐ zhì | so that, with the result that |
足以 | 6 | zú yǐ | be enough to |
前 | qián | front |