距今

jùjīn
  1. before the present
  2. (a long period) ago

CEDICT

before the present; (a long time) ago

Wiktionary

Entry Composition

1 距 jù
  1. to be at a distance of ... from; to be apart from
  2. (bound form) distance
  3. spur (on the leg of certain birds: gamecock, pheasant etc)
2 今 jīn
  1. now
  2. the present time
  3. current
  4. contemporary
  5. this (day, year etc)

Related entries

之前 zhīqián
  1. before
  2. prior to
  3. ago
  4. previously
  5. beforehand
我之前在撒谎。

I was lying earlier.

Source: Tatoeba

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

It was better in the old days.

Source: Tatoeba

前 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. 前293年)
  10. former
  11. formerly
飯前洗手

Wash your hands before each meal.

Source: Tatoeba