很早以前 (hěn zǎo yǐ qián) — a long time ago; far in the past

Definition

idiom
a long time agofar in the past

Examples

  • 很早以前
    hěn zǎo yǐ qián, Zhè lǐ shì yí piàn sēn lín.
    A long time ago, this place was a forest.
  • 很早以前
    Tā hěn zǎo yǐ qián jiù bān zǒu le.
    He moved away a long time ago.
  • 很早以前
    Zhè ge gù shi fā shēng hěn zǎo yǐ qián.
    This story happened a long time ago.
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