事先 (shì xiān) — in advance; beforehand; prior

Definition

事先 (shìxiān) means 'beforehand' as a noun, referring to the time before an event. Closer to 预先 ('in advance'), and more event-focused than 先 (which is an adverb meaning 'first').

noun
in advancebeforehandprior

Examples

  • 事先
    Wǒ men shì xiān zuò hǎo le jì huà.
    We made plans in advance.
  • 事先
    Tā shì xiān bù zhī dào zhè jiàn shì.
    He didn't know about this beforehand.
  • 事先
    Qǐng shì xiān tōng zhī wǒ.
    Please notify me in advance.

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