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| − | * <em>以前</em>，我 不 会 中文。 | + | * <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 喝 啤酒。 | + | * <em>以前</em>，我 不 喝 啤酒。<span class="trans">Before, I didn't drink beer.</span> |
| − | * <em>以前</em>，我 不 喜欢 电影。 | + | * <em>以前</em>，我 不 喜欢 电影。<span class="trans">Before, I didn't like movies.</span> |
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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
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.
- 以前，我 不 喝 啤酒。Before, I didn't drink beer.
- 以前，我 不 喜欢 电影。Before, I didn't like movies.
