那是以前
nà shì yǐ qiánCommon spoken expression used by native Chinese speakers in daily life.
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(是) ── Previous context
“You think provincial capital schools are better— That was then.”
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(你和我就没有真的恋爱过) ── Previous context
“That's because Lawyer Bei was around before. Not that he's gone. It's a good thing for me.”