以往

yǐwǎng

noun HSK 5 #5,494

Meanings

HSK 3

和以往相比，今年的情况好多了。

Hé yǐwǎng xiāngbǐ, jīnnián de qíngkuàng hǎoduō le.

Compared with the past, this year's situation is much better.

HSK 3

以往的经验告诉我们要小心。

Yǐwǎng de jīngyàn gàosu wǒmen yào xiǎoxīn.

Past experience tells us to be careful.

HSK 7-9

他不再像以往那样懒惰了。

Tā búzài xiàng yǐwǎng nàyàng lǎnduò le.

He's no longer as lazy as before.

usage

以往 is more formal than 以前 (yǐqián). Use 以前 in daily speech and 以往 in writing, news, or formal comparisons.

以 yǐ

往 wǎng