提前 (tí qián) — to bring forward (a date or time); to do something ahead of schedule; in advance
Definition
提前 means to move something to an earlier time — used as a verb with an object (提前出发 'leave early'). 预先 is more formal/written for preparatory actions; 先 is an adverb meaning 'first/before others'.
verb
to bring forward (a date or time)to do something ahead of schedulein advance
Examples
- 提前。Wǒ men tí qián kāi shǐ huì yì ba.Let's start the meeting early.
- 提前。Tā tí qián gào sù wǒ men zhè ge hǎo xiāo xi.He told us the good news in advance.
- 提前。Huǒ chē tí qián dào le shí fēn zhōng.The train arrived ten minutes early.
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