☊A 從前 + 从前 * * cong2qian2

vorher,früher, einstmals + +

☊A 以前 + 以前 * * yi3qian2

before/ formerly

vorher,in der Vergangenheit + +

☊A 原來 + 原来 * * yuan2lai2

original/ former

ursprünglich + +

☊B 演員 + 演员 * * yan3yuan2

actor/ performer

Schauspieler,Darsteller + +

☊C 原先 + 原先 * * yuan2xian1

original-earlier/ former/ original

früher, ursprünglich, eigentlich + +

☊D 故 + 故 * * gu4

reason/ former/ so

1. Fall, Ereignis, Vorfall 2. Ursache, Grund 3. mit Absicht, absichtlich, vorsätzlich 4. ehemalig, einstig, früher 5.Freund, Bekanntschaft 6. sterben + +

☊D 往年 + 往年 * * wang3nian2

in former years

in den früheren (od. letzten, vergangenen) Jahren + +

☊D 往日 + 往日 * * wang3ri4

in former days

früher,zu früherer Zeit, in der Vergangenheit + +

先 * 3 xian1 early/ prior/ former/ in advance/ first

向 * 3 xiang4 direction/ orientation/ to face/ to turn toward/ to/ towards/ shortly before/ formerly/ to side with/ to be partial to/ all along (previously)/ surname Xiang

过去 * 3 guo4 qu5 (in the) past/ former/ previous/ to go over/ to pass by

以前 * 3 yi3 qian2 before/ formerly/ previous/ ago

旧 * 3 jiu4 old/ opposite: new 新/ former/ worn (with age)

演员 * 4 yan3 yuan2 actor or actress/ performer/ CL:個|个[ge4];位[wei4];名[ming2]

原来 * 4 yuan2 lai2 original/ former/ originally/ formerly/ at first/ so... actually

尝 * 4 chang2 to taste/ flavor/ (past tense marker)/ already/ formerly/ ever/ once/ test

武术 * 5 wu3 shu4 military skill or technique (in former times)/ all kinds of martial art sports (some claiming spiritual development)/ self-defense/ tradition of choreographed fights from opera and film (recent usage)/ also called kungfu 功夫/ CL:種|种[zhong3]

从前 * 5 cong2 qian2 previously/ formerly/ once upon a time

曾经 * 5 ceng2 jing1 once/ already/ former/ previously/ ever/ (past tense marker used before verb or clause)

昔日 * 6 xi1 ri4 formerly/ in olden days

原先 * 6 yuan2 xian1 former/ original

制服 * 6 zhi4 fu2 to subdue/ to check/ to bring under control/ (in former times) what one is allowed to wear depending on social status/ uniform (army; party; school etc)/ livery (for company employees)/ CL:套[tao4]

往常 * 6 wang3 chang2 habitually in the past/ as one used to do formerly/ as it used to be

往事 * 6 wang3 shi4 past events/ former happenings

以往 * 6 yi3 wang3 in the past/ formerly

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former : being something previously, but not now

former

ehemalige