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事先

shìxiān

in advance

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Meaning of 事先 in English

shìxiānHSK 5nounSyllabus #3038
  1. in advance
  2. before the event
  3. beforehand
  4. prior

Example sentences

  1. 你必須事先預約。
    nǐ bì xū shì xiān yù yuē。
    You have to make a reservation.
    Tatoeba #875096 by Martha · #68874 by CK · CC BY 2.0 FR
  2. 除非他们事先修好刹车，我才会买车子。
    chú fēi tā men shì xiān xiū hǎo shā chē， wǒ cái huì mǎi chē zi。
    I'll only buy the car if they fix the brakes first.
    Tatoeba #461524 by fucongcong · #371985 by saeb · CC BY 2.0 FR
  3. 除非他们事先修好刹车，我才会买车子。
    chú fēi tā men shì xiān xiū hǎo shā chē， wǒ cái huì mǎi chē zi。
    I will only buy the car if they repair the brakes first.
    Tatoeba #461524 by fucongcong · #504605 by AlanF_US · CC BY 2.0 FR

Sentence pinyin is generated automatically and may contain errors.

Characters

事 on its own →
shì · matter

HSK words with 事

事HSK 1没事HSK 1事情HSK 2故事HSK 3同事HSK 3办事HSK 4从事HSK 5大事HSK 5事故HSK 5事件HSK 5
先 on its own →
xiān · beforehand; first; earlier

HSK words with 先

先生HSK 1先HSK 3首先HSK 4领先HSK 5先后HSK 5先进HSK 5率先HSK 6先前HSK 6优先HSK 6原先HSK 6

Level, pinyin and part of speech: HSK Syllabus (CLEC, Nov 2025). Definitions: CC-CEDICT, CC BY-SA 4.0. Sources & licences