以往

yǐwǎng

noun HSK 5 #5,494

Meanings

Hé yǐwǎng xiāngbǐ, jīnnián de qíngkuàng hǎo duō le.

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

Yǐwǎng de jīngyàn gàosu wǒmen yào xiǎoxīn.

Past experience tells us to be careful.

Tā bú zài 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