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| − | * <em>以前</em>我 不 会 | + | * <em>以前</em>我 不 会 说 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> | ||
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*我 <em>以前</em> 去 过 纽约。<span class="trans">I went to New York before.</span> | *我 <em>以前</em> 去 过 纽约。<span class="trans">I went to New York before.</span> | ||
* <em>以前</em> 我 是 一 个 老师。<span class="trans">Before, I was a teacher.</span> | * <em>以前</em> 我 是 一 个 老师。<span class="trans">Before, I was a teacher.</span> | ||
| − | *我 <em>以前</em> | + | *我 <em>以前</em> 在 医院 工作。<span class="trans">I worked at the hospital before.</span> |
| − | *<em>以前</em> 我 | + | *<em>以前</em> 我 不 喜欢 他。<span class="trans">Before, I didn't like him.</span> |
*我 <em>以前</em> 总是 喜欢 哭。<span class="trans">Before, I always liked to cry.</span> | *我 <em>以前</em> 总是 喜欢 哭。<span class="trans">Before, I always liked to cry.</span> | ||
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| − | {{Basic Grammar|以前|A2|以前，……|<em>以前</em>，我 不 会 中文。|grammar point|ASGVCWLU}} | + | {{Basic Grammar|以前|A2|以前，……|<em>以前</em>，我 不 会 说 中文。|grammar point|ASGVCWLU}} |
{{Similar|In the future in general}} | {{Similar|In the future in general}} | ||
{{Similar|Before a specific time}} | {{Similar|Before a specific time}} | ||
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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 说 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 liked to eat noodles before.
- 以前 我 住 在 上海。Before, I lived in Shanghai.
- 我 以前 去 过 纽约。I went to New York before.
- 以前 我 是 一 个 老师。Before, I was a teacher.
- 我 以前 在 医院 工作。I worked at the hospital before.
- 以前 我 不 喜欢 他。Before, I didn't like him.
- 我 以前 总是 喜欢 哭。Before, I always liked to cry.
See also
- In the future in general
- Before a specific time
- At the time when
- Before and after with "zhiqian" and "zhihou"
