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Learn Hardcore Chinese: yǐqián - before

Hardcore Chinese
/Lesson 6
/yǐqián

yǐqián

Word

以前yǐqián

Meaning

before

Part of speech

adverb

Pronunciation

Course

Hardcore Chinese

Lesson

Usages of yǐqián

我wǒ　以前yǐqián　不bù　懂dǒng　这zhè　个gè　意思yìsi。wǒ yǐqián bù dǒng zhè gè yìsi.

I didn’t understand this meaning before.

我们wǒmen　晚上wǎnshang　睡觉shuìjiào　以前yǐqián　不bù　看kàn　电影diànyǐng。wǒmen wǎnshang shuìjiào yǐqián bù kàn 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。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tā　以前yǐqián　住zhù　在zài　北京Běijīng。tā yǐqián zhù zài 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。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.

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。wǒmen zhǔnbèi qù jīchǎng yǐqián, xiān zài shǒujī shàng mǎi hǎo 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bù　在zài　包bāo　里li。chūmén yǐqián, tā zǒngshì kàn yíxià qiánbāo, hùzhào hé shǒujī zài bù zài bāo 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。zìcóng tā kāishǐ zài tǐyùguǎn jiànshēn yǐhòu, juéde shēntǐ bǐ yǐqián qīngsōng duō 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。shàng dàxué yǐqián, tā chángcháng gēn wǒ tǎolùn zìjǐ xiǎng xué shénme 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。Yǒu le jiǎngxuéjīn hé jiārén de zhīchí, tā xuéxí de xìnxīn bǐ yǐqián duō le hěn duō.

With the scholarship and his family’s support, he has much more confidence in his studies than before.

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