以前 [－－]

Jyutping ji5 cin4
Pinyin yǐ qián

Definitions (CC-CEDICT)
  1. before
  2. formerly
  3. previous
  4. ago
Definitions (粵典–words.hk)
  1. 副詞
    之前​；​喺​較​早​時​間
    before; previously; at an earlier time
    • 以前我好肥。
      以前我好肥。
      ji5 cin4 ngo5 hou2 fei4.
      I was very fat before.
    • 我以前去過。
      我以前去过。
      ngo5 ji5 cin4 heoi3 gwo3.
      I've been there before.
    • 以前你唔係噉㗎！你變咗喇！
      以前你唔系噉㗎！你变咗喇！
      ji5 cin4 nei5 m4 hai6 gam2 gaa3! nei5 bin3 zo2 laa3!
      You weren't like that before! You've changed!
Definitions (Wiktionary)
  1. noun
    earlier times; formerly; previously
    (syn.) 往擺, 曾经, 当初, 舊早, 从前, 往摆, 向来, 昔时, 曾經, 原在, 往过, 向來, 曾, 早時, 前往, 過前, 往者, 嘗, 往过仔, 以早, 往摆仔, 往擺仔, 上早, 在前, 舊擺, 早年所, 先行, 旧早, 往過仔, 早先, 家先, 其先, 昔日, 过前, 古者, 當初, 尝, 旧摆, 昔時, 先前, 從前, 早时, 往過
  2. adv
    before; previously; once
    (syn.) 古者, 曾, 上早, 在前, 前往, 往者, 早年所, 先行, 先前, 家先, 早先, 其先, 昔日, 原在
Definitions (Kaifangcidian)
  1. （沒有對應漢語詞彙）
Definitions (HSK3.0)
  1. HSK3 二级词汇表 #654
Examples (Tatoeba—Mandarin-English)
  1. Mandarin
    我以前在山里。
    我以前在山裏。
    wǒ yǐ qián zài shān lǐ 。
    • I was in the mountains.
  2. Mandarin
    以前读高中的时候﹐我每天早上六点起床。
    以前讀高中的時候﹐我每天早上六點起床。
    yǐ qián dú gāo zhōng de shí hou ﹐ wǒ měi tiān zǎo shang liù diǎn qǐ chuáng 。
    • Back in high school, I got up at 6 a.m. every morning.
  3. Mandarin
    现在的人教育程度比以前高得多。
    現在的人教育程度比以前高得多。
    xiàn zài de rén jiào yù chéng dù bǐ yǐ qián gāo dé duō 。
    • People are more educated now than they used to be.
    • The level of education of contemporary people is far higher than it has been in the past.
  4. Mandarin
    他不再是以前那个他。
    他不再是以前那個他。
    tā bù zài shì yǐ qián nà ge tā 。
    • He is not what he was.
    • He isn't himself anymore.
  5. Mandarin
    我以前从没见过她。
    我以前從沒見過她。
    wǒ yǐ qián cóng méi jiàn guò tā 。
    • Never have I seen her before.
    • I've never met her.
    • I never met her.
Examples (Tatoeba—Cantonese-English)
  1. Cantonese
    你以前唔系噉讲㗎㖞。
    你以前唔係噉講㗎喎。
    nei5 ji5 cin4 m4 hai6 gam2 gong2 gaa3 wo5 。
    • You did not say so.
  2. Cantonese
    佢已经同以前唔同咗喇。
    佢已經同以前唔同咗喇。
    keoi5 ji5 ging1 tung4 ji5 cin4 m4 tung4 zo2 laa3 。
    • She's a lot different now.
    • He isn't what he used to be.
  3. Cantonese
    我好后悔以前无好好咁对佢。
    我好後悔以前無好好咁對佢。
    ngo5 hou3 hau6 fui3 ji5 cin4 mou4 hou2 hou2 gam3 deoi3 keoi5 。
    • I wish I had treated the girl more kindly.
  4. Cantonese
    听讲啲鲸鱼以前系喺陆地上面生活㗎。
    聽講啲鯨魚以前係喺陸地上面生活㗎。
    teng1 gong2 di1 king4 jyu4 ji5 cin4 hai6 hai2 luk6 dei6 soeng6 min6 sang1 wut6 gaa3 。
    • Whales are said to have lived on land long ago.
  5. Cantonese
    以前啲人以为净系得人类先识用语言沟通。
    以前啲人以為淨係得人類先識用語言溝通。
    ji5 cin4 di1 jan4 ji5 wai4 zing6 hai6 dak1 jan4 leoi6 sin1 sik1 jung6 jyu5 jin4 kau1 tung1 。
    • People used to think that only humans could use language.
Examples (粵典–words.hk)
  1. Cantonese
    以前啲人结婚前会入元朗买几担老婆饼。
    以前啲人結婚前會入元朗買幾擔老婆餅。
    ji5 cin4 di1 jan4 git3 fan1 cin4 wui5 jap6 jyun4 long5 maai5 gei2 daam3 lou5 po4 beng2
    • In the old days, people would go to Yuen Long and buy several piculs of wife cake.
  2. Cantonese
    我以前同佢系邻居，睇住佢大㗎！
    我以前同佢係鄰居，睇住佢大㗎！
    ngo5 ji5 cin4 tung4 keoi5 hai6 leon4 geoi1, tai2 zyu6 keoi5 daai6 gaa3!
    • We were neighbours back then, I was there when he was growing up!
  3. Cantonese
    以前几乎每家每户都买「生命面包」，我都系食佢大㗎。
    以前幾乎每家每户都買「生命麪包」，我都係食佢大㗎。
    ji5 cin4 gei1 fu4 mui5 gaa1 mui5 wu6 dou1 maai5 "sang1 ming6 min6 baau1", ngo5 dou1 hai6 sik6 keoi5 daai6 gaa3.
    • Back in the old days, "Life Bread" was a staple in almost every household. I grew up eating it too.
  4. Cantonese
    听讲以前可以喺黑市买到人肉。
    聽講以前可以喺黑市買到人肉。
    teng1 gong2 ji5 cin4 ho2 ji5 hai2 hak1 si5 maai5 dou2 jan4 juk6.
    • It was rumoured that one could buy human meat in the black market.
  5. Cantonese
    以前香港嘅船坞喺东南亚数一数二。
    以前香港嘅船塢喺東南亞數一數二。
    ji5 cin4 hoeng1 gong2 ge3 syun4 ou3 hai2 dung1 naam4 aa3 sou2 jat1 sou2 ji6.
    • Shipyards in Hong Kong were among the best in Southeast Asia.
Examples (None)
  1. Cantonese
    谂返以前，喺天鸽同山竹之前， 2012 年嘅韦森特同对上一个、 1999 年嘅约克相距 13 年。约克距离 1983 年嘅爱伦更加讲紧 16 年。
    諗返以前，喺天鴿同山竹之前， 2012 年嘅韋森特同對上一個、 1999 年嘅約克相距 13 年。約克距離 1983 年嘅愛倫更加講緊 16 年。
    yue:諗返以前，喺天鴿同山竹之前， 2012 年嘅韋森特同對上一個、 1999 年嘅約克相距 13 年。約克距離 1983 年嘅愛倫更加講緊 16 年。
Examples (Wiktionary)
  1. Mandarin
    以前
    以前
    yǐ qián
    • before
    • previously; ago
  2. Mandarin
    我以前从没见过她。
    我以前從沒見過她。
    wǒ yǐ qián cóng méi jiàn guò tā ．
    • I have never seen her before
  3. Mandarin
    迈克尔·杰克逊没有以前那么红了。
    邁克爾·傑克遜沒有以前那麼紅了。
    mài kè ěr jié kè xùn méi yǒu yǐ qián nà me hóng le ．
    • Michael Jackson is not as popular as he used to be.
  4. Mandarin
    还在几年以前，我们就研究过这个方案。
    還在幾年以前，我們就研究過這個方案。
    hái zài jǐ nián yǐ qián ， wǒ men jiù yán jiū guò zhè ge fān gàn ．
    • The proposal has been studied by us a couple of years ago (and now you made the suggestion to study it).
  5. Cantonese
    𠮶度以前系荒地嚟嘅。
    嗰度以前系荒地嚟嘅。
    go2 dou6 ji5 cin4 hai6 fong1 dei6 lai4 ge3.
    • This land was empty before.