预
先

Beforehand in Chinese: 预先 (yù xiān)

yù xiān

beforehand

HSK 3.0 Levels 7-9Traditional: 預先1 example sentence

Definitions

  1. 1beforehand
  2. 2in advance

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预
先

Simplified & traditional

预先

Simplified

預先

Traditional

Example sentences

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  • 请预先准备好所有材料。

    qǐng yù xiān zhǔn bèi hǎo suǒ yǒu cái liào。

    Please prepare all the materials in advance.

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Related words

先

xiān

early

先生

xiān sheng

teacher

首先

shǒu xiān

first (of all)

预习

yù xí

to prepare a lesson

事先

shì xiān

in advance

预报

yù bào

forecast

预订

yù dìng

to place an order

预防

yù fáng

to prevent

祖先

zǔ xiān

ancestors

领先

lǐng xiān

to lead

先进

xiān jìn

advanced (technology)

预计

yù jì

to forecast

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