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In advance in Chinese: 事先 (shì xiān)

shì xiān

in advance

HSK 3.0 Level 42 example sentences

Definitions

  1. 1in advance
  2. 2before the event
  3. 3beforehand
  4. 4prior

Stroke order

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事
先

Zhuyin

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ㄕˋ

shì

ㄕ/ shˋ/ fourth tone

ㄒㄧㄢ

xiān

ㄒ/ xㄧ/ iㄢ/ an—/ first tone

Example sentences

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  • 你必须事先预约。

    nǐ bì xū shì xiān yù yuē。

    You have to make a reservation.

  • 请你事先把计划告诉我。

    qǐng nǐ shì xiān bǎ jì huà gào sù wǒ。

    Please let me know the schedule beforehand.

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Related words

先

xiān

early

事

shì

matter

先生

xiān sheng

teacher

事情

shì qing

affair

故事

gù shì

old practice

同事

tóng shì

colleague

首先

shǒu xiān

first (of all)

从事

cóng shì

to go for

军事

jūn shì

military affairs

人事

rén shì

personnel

事实

shì shí

fact

事物

shì wù

thing

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