以往

yǐ wǎng · yi wang

Same in simplified and traditional Chinese

Meaning

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  1. in the past; formerly

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2 examples
01

她(tā)似(sì)乎(hū)比(bǐ)以(yǐ)往(wǎng)任(rèn)何(hé)时(shí)候(hou)都(dōu)漂(piào)亮(liang)。

She looked more beautiful than ever.

Tatoeba: Chinese by fucongcong · English by CK · CC BY 2.0 FR. Pinyin added or corrected.

02

今(jīn)年(nián)将(jiāng)会(huì)不(bù)同(tóng)以(yǐ)往(wǎng)吗(ma)?

Will this year be different?

Tatoeba: Chinese by mirrorvan · English by CK · CC BY 2.0 FR. Pinyin added or corrected.

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