yǐqián

before

Usages of yǐqián

• 我wǒ 以前yǐqián 不bù 懂dǒng 这zhè 个gè 意思yìsi。: I didn’t understand this meaning before.
• 我们wǒmen 晚上wǎnshang 睡觉shuìjiào 以前yǐqián 不bú 看kàn 电影diànyǐng。: We don’t watch movies before going to sleep at night.
• 她tā 生病shēngbìng 了le 两liǎng 天tiān， 现在xiànzài 身体shēntǐ 比bǐ 以前yǐqián 好hǎo 多duō 了le。: She was sick for two days; now her health is much better than before.
• 她tā 以前yǐqián 住zhù 在zài 北京Běijīng。: She used to live in Beijing.
• 她tā 常常chángcháng 走错zǒucuò， 所以suǒyǐ 出门chūmén 以前yǐqián 都dōu 看kàn 一下yíxià 地图dìtú。: She often goes the wrong way, so before going out she always looks at the map.
• 我wǒ们men 准备zhǔnbèi 去qù 机jī场chǎng 以前yǐqián， 先xiān 在zài 手机shǒujī 上shàng 买mǎi 好hǎo 机票jīpiào。: Before we go to the airport, we first buy the plane tickets on the phone.
• 出门chūmén 以前yǐqián， 她tā 总是zǒngshì 看kàn 一下yíxià 钱包qiánbāo、 护照hùzhào 和hé 手机shǒujī 在zài 不bú 在zài 包bāo 里li。: Before going out, she always checks whether her wallet, passport, and phone are in her bag.
• 自从zìcóng 她tā 开始kāishǐ 在zài 体育馆tǐyùguǎn 健身jiànshēn 以后yǐhòu， 觉得juéde 身体shēntǐ 比bǐ 以前yǐqián 轻松qīngsōng 多duō 了le。: Since she started working out at the gym, she feels her body is much more relaxed than before.
• 上shàng 大学dàxué 以前yǐqián， 他tā 常常chángcháng 跟gēn 我wǒ 讨论tǎolùn 自己zìjǐ 想xiǎng 学xué 什么shénme 专业zhuānyè。: Before going to university, he often discussed with me what major he wanted to study.
• 有Yǒu 了le 奖学金jiǎngxuéjīn 和hé 家人jiārén 的de 支持zhīchí， 他tā 学习xuéxí 的de 信心xìnxīn 比bǐ 以前yǐqián 多duō 了le 很多hěn duō。: With the scholarship and his family’s support, he has much more confidence in his studies than before.
• 转弯zhuǎnwān 以前yǐqián 要yào 减速jiǎnsù 刹车shāchē。: Slow down and brake before turning.
• 捐赠juānzèng 以前yǐqián 要yào 先xiān 消毒xiāodú。: Disinfect the items before donating them.
• 封箱fēngxiāng 以前yǐqián 写xiě 标签biāoqiān， 以免yǐmiǎn 拿ná 错cuò。: Write the labels before sealing the boxes so as to avoid taking the wrong one.
• 搬家bānjiā 以前yǐqián 写xiě 清单qīngdān， 以免yǐmiǎn 忘记wàngjì 东西dōngxi。: Write an inventory before moving house so as to avoid forgetting things.
• 求职qiúzhí 以前yǐqián 要yào 准备zhǔnbèi 简历jiǎnlì 和hé 作品集zuòpǐnjí。: Prepare a résumé and portfolio before looking for a job.
• 面试miànshì 以前yǐqián 要yào 冷静lěngjìng。: You need to stay calm before the interview.
• 退房tuìfáng 以前yǐqián 请qǐng 给gěi 我wǒ 发票fāpiào。: Please give me the invoice before checkout.

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