Examples

买之前，你该问问价。

Before buying it you should ask the price.

在他接管之前，那个部门是一团糟。

The department was in utter chaos until he took charge.

进门之前要查看通行证。

Your pass will be checked at the gate.

写文章时，落笔之前要很好构思。

When you write you should think it all out before you put pen to paper.

他在第一次登台之前着实捏了把汗呢。

He was all keyed up before making his first stage appearance.

这药在睡觉之前吃。

Take the medicine before bedtime.

八国联军在进攻北京之前，曾遭到清军和义和团的有力阻击。

The Allied Forces of Eight Powers had to deal with rigorous resistence from the Qing government's army, and the Boxers before they took Beijing.

坝基一定要在洪汛期到来之前加固好。

The embankment must be reinforced before the flood season.

在辨明身份之前，不要把东西交给他。

Don’t give him the item before he identifies himself.

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