从前

wǒ cóng qián kàn guo nà bù diàn yǐng

我从前看过那部电影。

I have seen the film before.

zán men cūn gēn cóng qián dà bù yī yàng le

咱们村跟从前大不一样了。

Our village is very different from what it was before.

tā yī xīn kě wàng huí dào cóng qián

他一心渴望回到从前。

He was overwhelmed by a longing for timespast.

cóng qián zhǒng zhǒng pì rú zuó rì sǐ yǐ hòu zhǒng zhǒng pì rú jīn rì shēng

从前种种，譬如昨日死；以后种种，譬如今日生。

Everything in the past died yesterday, and everything in the future is born today.

cóng qián yǒu yī gè lǎo rén tā yǒu liǎng gè měi lì de nǚ ér

从前，有一个老人，他有两个美丽的女儿。

Once upon a time, there lived an old man who had two beautiful daughters.

hé cóng qián yī yàng

和从前一样

the same as before

cóng qián de lǎo shī

从前的老师

former teacher

xiǎng xiang cóng qián de bēi cǎn zāo yù gèng jiā gǎn dào jīn tiān shēng huó de xìng fú měi mǎn

想想从前的悲惨遭遇，更加感到今天生活的幸福美满。

Recalling our miserable life in the past, we more keenly feel the happiness we enjoy now.