以前

HSK level

Traditional form

以前 yǐqián

Part of speech

Location word / 方位词 fāng wèi cí Fāngwèi cí

以 yǐ

Explanation

Origin unclear. The right component is 人 rén (person).

Positional decomposition

⿰？人 rén

Number of Strokes

4

前 qián

Explanation

Depicts a boat (舟 zhōu ) moving (止 zhǐ ) forward (前 qián ).

Positional decomposition

⿱⿱丷一刖

Number of Strokes

9

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这 zhè 一切 yīqiè 是 shì 好多 hǎo duō 年 Nián 以前 yǐqián 的 de 事 shì , 人们 rén men 现在 xiànzài 已经 yǐjīng 原谅 yuánliàng 他 tā 了 le .

All this happened years ago; he's lived it down by now.

这 zhè 所 suǒ 房屋 fáng wū 租 zū 给 gěi 我们 wǒmen 以前 yǐqián 是 shì 谁 shuí 住 zhù 的 de ?

Who occupied this house before it was let to us?

不要 bù yào 老 lǎo 谈 Tán 以前 yǐqián 争吵 zhēng chǎo 的 de 事 shì 了 le , 让 ràng 我们 wǒmen 重新 chóngxīn 做 zuò 朋友 péngyou 吧 bā !

Don't keep picking over our old quarrels; let's be friends again.

所有 suǒyǒu 的 de 报告 bàogào 必须 bìxū 在 zài 本 běn 星期 xīngqī 以前 yǐqián 交 jiāo 齐 Qí .

All reports must be sent in by the end of this week.

大 dà 城市 chéngshì 的 de 建筑 jiànzhù 变 biàn 得 dé 比 Bǐ 以前 yǐqián 更 gēng 高 Gāo .

Metropolitan buildings become taller than ever.

See the 6 Chinese characters that make up 以前 yǐqián and their own compounds.

以 yǐ

人 rén , 厶 sī

前 qián

刖 yuè

月 yuè , 刂 dāo

一 yī , 丷 ha

See all 25 Chinese words that contain the characters that make up the word 以前 yǐqián in their composition.

以 yǐ

似 sì

娰

拟 nǐ , 苡 yǐ , 姒 sì , 泤, 笖, 鉯

前 qián

剪 Jiǎn

谫 jiǎn , 彅, 謭

箭 jiàn

擶

煎 jiān , 媊 qián , 揃 jiān , 湔 jiān , 翦 jiǎn , 葥 qián , 鬋 jiān , 偂, 椾, 瑐, 糋, 鎆, 騚, 鰂 zéi

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