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How to say "before" in Chinese ? what words do we use in a sentence to say "before something happen" ? For example: before I graduate
Aug 21, 2013 1:31 AM
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To say before, you can either say 之前 or 以前: i.e. 我畢業之前。。。 (before I graduate) 她以前是老師。。。(she was a teacher before) 事情發生之前。。。(before something happen)
August 21, 2013
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Bi4ye4 yi3qian2...shenmeshenmeshenme
August 21, 2013
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~之前
August 21, 2013
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before = 以前 = yǐ-qián before I graduate = 我 毕业 以前 wǒ bì-yè yǐ-qián
August 24, 2013
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Chinese (Mandarin), Vietnamese
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Chinese (Mandarin)
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