Usages of yǐqián
我 以前 不 懂 这 个 意思。wǒ yǐqián bù dǒng zhè gè yìsi.
I didn’t understand this meaning before.
我们 晚上 睡觉 以前 不 看 电影。wǒmen wǎnshang shuìjiào yǐqián bù kàn diànyǐng.
We don’t watch movies before going to sleep at night.
她 生病 了 两 天， 现在 身体 比 以前 好 多 了。tā shēngbìng le liǎng tiān, xiànzài shēntǐ bǐ yǐqián hǎo duō le.
She was sick for two days; now her health is much better than before.
她 以前 住 在 北京。tā yǐqián zhù zài Běijīng.
She used to live in Beijing.
她 常常 走错， 所以 出门 以前 都 看 一下 地图。tā chángcháng zǒucuò, suǒyǐ chūmén yǐqián dōu kàn yíxià dìtú.
She often goes the wrong way, so before going out she always looks at the map.
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