以前(yǐ qián): before
HSK 22 characters
before
Character breakdown
2 characters · plays one at a time
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Word information
- Pinyin
- yǐ qián
- Meaning
- before
- HSK level
- HSK 2
- Characters
- 2
- Traditional
- Same
Appears in lessons
以前 is taught in these textbook lessons.
Related words
Common words sharing a character with 以前 — tap one to open its word page.
yǐ以shàng上
HSK 2that level or higher; that amount or more
yǐ以xià下
HSK 2that level or lower
yǐ以lái来
HSK 3since (used after a specified time or event)
yǐ以nèi内
HSK 4within
yǐ以jí及
HSK 4and; as well as
yǐ以biàn便
HSK 5so that
bù不yǐ以wéi为rán然
HSK 7-9not to accept as correct (idiom); to object
zhī之suǒ所yǐ以
HSK 7-9(after a noun N and before a predicate P) the reason why N P
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