以前

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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) 以 前
simp. #(以前) 以 前

Pronunciation

Note:
  • i2 zoin5 - Chaozhou, Shantou;
  • i2 zain5 - Jieyang.

Noun

以前

  1. earlier times; formerly; previously

Synonyms

Further reading

Japanese

Kanji in this term
以 前
い
Grade: 4 		ぜん
Grade: 2
on'yomi

Pronunciation

Noun

以(い)前(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. ^ Matsumura, Akira, editor (2006), 大辞林 [Daijirin] (in Japanese), Third edition, Tokyo: Sanseidō, →ISBN

Korean

Hanja in this term
以前

Noun

以前 • (ijeon) (hangeul 이전)

  1. hanja form? of 이전 (“the time before now; heretofore”)
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