以前

yǐ qián

Dictionary entry

before

What does 以前 mean?

以前 (yǐ qián) has the following dictionary meaning.

1before

2formerly

3previous

4ago

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以yǐold variant of 以[yi3]前qiánfront · forward

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以前

yǐ qián

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