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* <em>以前</em>我 不 会 中文。<span class="trans">Before,I could not speak Chinese.</span> | * <em>以前</em>我 不 会 中文。<span class="trans">Before,I could not speak Chinese.</span> | ||
| − | * 我<em>以前</em>不 喝 啤酒。<span class="trans">I didn't drink beer before.</span> | + | * 我 <em>以前</em> 不 喝 啤酒。<span class="trans">I didn't drink beer before.</span> |
| − | * <em>以前</em>我 不 喜欢 电影。<span class="trans">Before, I didn't like movies.</span> | + | * <em>以前</em> 我 不 喜欢 电影。<span class="trans">Before, I didn't like movies.</span> |
| − | *我<em>以前</em> 很 喜欢 吃 面条。<span class="trans">I'd like noodles before.</span> | + | *我 <em>以前</em> 很 喜欢 吃 面条。<span class="trans">I'd like noodles before.</span> |
| − | *<em>以前</em>我 住 在 上海。 | + | *<em>以前</em> 我 住 在 上海。 |
| − | *我<em>以前</em>去 过 纽约。 | + | *我 <em>以前</em> 去 过 纽约。 |
| − | * <em>以前</em>我 是 一 个 老师。 | + | * <em>以前</em> 我 是 一 个 老师。 |
| − | *我<em>以前</em>没 在 医院 工作。 | + | *我 <em>以前</em> 没 在 医院 工作。 |
| − | *<em>以前</em>我 想 做 一 个 生意 人。 | + | *<em>以前</em> 我 想 做 一 个 生意 人。 |
| − | *我<em>以前</em>总是 喜欢 哭。 | + | *我 <em>以前</em> 总是 喜欢 哭。 |
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Using "before" in Chinese is very simple.
Structure
To talk about things in the past "in general", you can use the word 以前 (yǐqián).
以前 + Subject + Verb + Object
Subject + 以前 + Verb + Object
You can use this structure to talk about actions that happened at some unspecified time in the past.
Examples
- 以前我 不 会 中文。Before,I could not speak Chinese.
- 我 以前 不 喝 啤酒。I didn't drink beer before.
- 以前 我 不 喜欢 电影。Before, I didn't like movies.
- 我 以前 很 喜欢 吃 面条。I'd like noodles before.
- 以前 我 住 在 上海。
- 我 以前 去 过 纽约。
- 以前 我 是 一 个 老师。
- 我 以前 没 在 医院 工作。
- 以前 我 想 做 一 个 生意 人。
- 我 以前 总是 喜欢 哭。
See also
- In the future in general
- Before a specific time
- At the time when
- Before and after with "zhiqian" and "zhihou"
