"Previously" • Chinese-English Dictionary

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曾经 céng jīng once / already / former / previously / ever / (past tense marker used before verb or clause)
从前 cóng qián previously / formerly / once upon a time
先前 xiān qián before / previously
之前 zhī qián before / prior to / ago / previously / beforehand
前来 qián lái to come (formal) / before / previously
此前 cǐ qián before this / before then / previously
早前 zǎo qián previously
早先 zǎo xiān previously / before
先头 xiān tóu in advance / ahead / before / previously
曾 céng once / already / ever (in the past) / former / previously / (past tense marker used before verb or clause)
在此之前 zài cǐ zhī qián before that / beforehand / previously
其先 qí xiān previously / before that / up to then
从先 cóng xiān (dialect) before / in the past / previously
加以 jiā yǐ in addition / moreover / (used before a disyllabic verb to indicate that the action of the verb is applied to sth or sb previously mentioned) / to apply (restrictions etc) to (sb) / to give (support, consideration etc) to (sth)
意想不到 yì xiǎng bù dào unexpected / previously unimagined
四年前 sì nián qián four years previously
前尘 qián chén the past / impurity contracted previously (in the sentient world) (Buddhism)
加 jiā to add / plus / (used after an adverb such as 不, 大, 稍 / etc, and before a disyllabic verb, to indicate that the action of the verb is applied to sth or sb previously mentioned) / to apply (restrictions etc) to (sb) / to give (support, consideration etc) to (sth)
呢 ne particle indicating that a previously asked question is to be applied to the preceding word ("What about ...?", "And ...?") / particle for inquiring about location ("Where is ...?") / particle signaling a pause, to emphasize the preceding words and allow the listener time to take them on board ("ok?", "are you with me?") / (at the end of a declarative sentence) particle indicating continuation of a state or action / particle indicating strong affirmation
旧游 jiù yóu place one has previously visited / old haunts
重历旧游 chóng lì jiù yóu to revisit / to return to a previously visited spot
二汤 èr tāng second bouillon, a light broth obtained by reboiling ingredients that were previously used to make a full-strength first bouillon 頭湯|头汤[tou2 tang2]
吃别人嚼过的馍不香 chī bié rén jiáo guò de mó bù xiāng lit. bread previously chewed by someone has no flavor (idiom) / fig. there's no joy in discovering something if someone else got there first
复阳 fù yáng to test positive again (for COVID-19) after previously testing positive and then later, negative / to have a rebound positive test result
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