宿昔

  1. formerly
  2. in the past

CEDICT

  1. former times; in the past
  2. last night; eve
  3. morning and night; day and night; all the time
  4. overnight

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以前 qián
  1. before
  2. formerly
  3. previous
  4. ago
以前比較好。

It was better in the old days.

Source: Tatoeba

在前 zàiqián
  1. ahead
  2. formerly
  3. in the past
事故发生在前天。

The accident happened the day before yesterday.

Source: Tatoeba

从前 cóngqián
  1. previously
  2. formerly
  3. once upon a time
他和從前不一樣。

He is not the same as before.

He is different from what he used to be.

Source: Tatoeba

旧前 jiùqián
  1. in the past
  2. formerly
在先 zàixiān
  1. to come first
  2. previous
  3. prior
  4. beforehand
  5. first
  6. formerly
xiàng
  1. towards
  2. to face
  3. to turn towards
  4. direction
  5. to support
  6. to side with
  7. shortly before
  8. formerly
  9. always
  10. all along
  11. (suffix) suitable for ...
  12. oriented to ...
向左转。

Turn to the left.

Turn left.

Source: Tatoeba

xiàng
  1. variant of xiàng
  2. direction
  3. orientation
  4. to face
  5. to turn toward
  6. to
  7. towards
  8. shortly before
  9. formerly
向左转。

Turn to the left.

Turn left.

Source: Tatoeba

qián
  1. front
  2. forward
  3. ahead
  4. first
  5. top (followed by a number)
  6. future
  7. ago
  8. before
  9. BC (e.g. 293)
  10. former
  11. formerly
飯前洗手

Wash your hands before each meal.

Source: Tatoeba

从先 cóngxiān
  1. (dialect) before
  2. in the past
  3. previously
早已 zǎo
  1. for a long time; long since
  2. (dialect) in the past
这种方法早已过时了。

Such a method is out of date.

Those kinds of methods are out of date.

Source: Tatoeba

昔日
  1. former days
  2. in the past
这些照片总是让我想起昔日时光。

These pictures always remind me of the old days.

Source: Tatoeba

过往 guòwǎng
  1. to come and go
  2. to have friendly relations with
  3. in the past
  4. previous
那儿曾经很宁静,只不过偶尔会有一些过往车辆的声音。

It was once very peaceful there, but now you'll sometimes hear the sound of passing vehicles.

Source: Tatoeba