预先

預先
yù xiān
HSK 6
beforehand, prior
adverb

Individual characters

预yù · to advance, in advance, beforehand先xiān · early, prior, former, in advance
HSK 3

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Example Sentences

我们需要预先准备好材料。
wǒmen xūyào yùxiān zhǔnbèi hǎo cáiliào 。
We need to prepare the materials beforehand.
请你预先告诉我你的计划。
qǐng nǐ yùxiān gàosù wǒ nǐde jìhuá 。
Please tell me your plan beforehand.
如果能预先知道结果就好了。
rúguǒ néng yùxiān zhīdào jiéguǒ jiùhǎo le 。
It would be great if we could know the results beforehand.

Words with similar meanings

事先shìxiān
in advance
More commonly used in everyday conversations.
提前tíqián
ahead of time
Often used in contexts involving time management or scheduling.

Words Starting With 预

预习yù xí
to prepare a lesson
预报yù bào
forecast
预订yù dìng
to place an order; to book ahead
预防yù fáng
to prevent; to take precautions against; to protect; to guard against; precautionary; prophylactic
预兆yù zhào
omen; prognosis (in medicine)

Words Ending With 先

首先shǒu xiān
first (of all); in the first place
事先shì xiān
in advance; before the event; beforehand; prior
祖先zǔ xiān
ancestor; forebears
优先yōu xiān
priority
原先yuán xiān
former; original

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