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预先

yù xiān · yu xian

Traditional 預先

HSK 7–9Old HSK 6

Meaning

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  1. beforehand; in advance
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The cabbage banquet

  1. Dengdeng

    我们(wǒmen)今晚(jīnwǎn)去(qù)吃(chī)火锅(huǒguō)吧(ba)！

    Let's have hot pot tonight!

  2. Liangliang

    要(yào)预先(yùxiān)订位(dìngwèi)，不然(bùrán)得(děi)等(děng)很久(hěnjiǔ)。

    We need to reserve in advance, or we'll wait a long time.

  3. Dengdeng

    我(wǒ)预先(yùxiān)打(dǎ)过(guò)电话(diànhuà)了(le)。

    I already called in advance.

  4. Liangliang

    真的(zhēnde)？你(nǐ)点(diǎn)了(le)什么(shénme)菜(cài)？

    Really? What did you order?

  5. Dengdeng

    两盘(liǎngpán)白菜(báicài)，还有(háiyǒu)一盘(yīpán)白菜(báicài)。

    Two plates of cabbage and one plate of cabbage.

  6. Liangliang

    你(nǐ)是(shì)预先(yùxiān)订(dìng)了(le)一场(yīchǎng)白菜(báicài)晚会(wǎnhuì)吗(ma)？

    Did you book a cabbage party in advance?

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In a sentence

2 examples
01

凡(fán)事(shì)要(yào)预(yù)先(xiān)准(zhǔn)备(bèi)好(hǎo)。

Forewarned is forearmed.

Tatoeba: Chinese by Martha · English by xtofu80 · CC BY 2.0 FR. Simplified Chinese conversion; Pinyin added or corrected.

02

会(huì)议(yì)的(de)时(shí)间(jiān)已(yǐ)经(jīng)预(yù)先(xiān)通(tōng)知(zhī)了(le)所(suǒ)有(yǒu)员(yuán)工(gōng)。

The meeting time was notified to all employees in advance.

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