之前
Meanings
1. before
2. prior to
3. ago
4. previously
5. beforehand
Characters used
Examples106
我 之前 没 跟 你 说 过 吗?
Haven't I told you this before?
你 觉得 我 之前 在 做 什么?
What do you think I've been doing?
我 之前 已经 来 过 这里 了。
I've already come here before.
我们 之前 没有 见 过 吧。
I don't think we've been introduced.
我 之前 跟 你 说 过, 那个 你 必须 自己 做。
As I told you before, you have to do that by yourself.
在 科技 准备 好 之前 需要 五 到 十 年。
It will take five to ten years for the technology to be ready.