以前

Chinese

 
to use; according to; so as to
to use; according to; so as to; in order to; by; with; because; Israel (abbrev.)
 
front, forepart; in front; past
front, forepart; in front; past; former; previous; last; before; preceding; earlier; ago; future; time ahead; first; top; battlefront; to move forward
trad. (以前)
simp. #(以前)

Pronunciation


Note:
  • i2 zoin5 - Chaozhou, Shantou;
  • i2 zain5 - Jieyang.
  • Wu
    • (Shanghainese)
      • Wiktionary: 1i-xxi; 1i 3xxi
      • Sinological IPA (key): /i⁵⁵ ʑ̥i²¹/, /i⁴⁴  ʑ̥i²³/
  • Xiang
    • (Changsha)
      • Wiktionary: i3 zienn2
      • Sinological IPA (key) (old-style): /i⁴¹ t͡siẽ¹³/
      • Sinological IPA (key) (new-style): /i⁴¹ t͡ɕiẽ¹³/

Noun

以前

  1. earlier times; formerly; previously

Synonyms

Further reading

Japanese

Kanji in this term

Grade: 4
ぜん
Grade: 2
on’yomi

Pronunciation

Noun

()(ぜん) (izen) 

  1. (the one) before, formerly, ago
  2. the former, the previous

References

  • 2002, Ineko Kondō; Fumi Takano; Mary E Althaus; et. al., Shogakukan Progressive Japanese-English Dictionary, Third Edition, Tokyo: Shōgakukan, →ISBN.
  1. 2006, 大辞林 (Daijirin), Third Edition (in Japanese), Tōkyō: Sanseidō, →ISBN

Korean

Hanja in this term

Noun

以前 (ijeon) (hangeul 이전)

  1. Hanja form? of 이전 (the time before now; heretofore).
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