Expressing "before" in general with "yiqian"

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。
  • 以前,我 不 喝 啤酒。
  • 以前,我 不 喜欢 电影。

See also

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