事先

shì xiān
HSK 5
in advance, before the event
adverb

Example Sentences

我事先告诉你这个消息。
wǒ shìxiān gàosù nǐ zhègè xiāoxī 。
I told you this news in advance.
我们需要事先准备好材料。
wǒmen xūyào shìxiān zhǔnbèi hǎo cáiliào 。
We need to prepare the materials beforehand.
你事先确认一下会议的时间。
nǐ shìxiān quèrèn yīxià huìyì de shíjiān 。
Please confirm the time of the meeting in advance.

Individual Characters

事shì
thing
HSK 3
先xiān
early, prior, former, in advance

Words with similar meanings

预先yùxiān
in advance
More commonly used in formal contexts.

Words Starting With 事

事实shì shí
a fact; the fact that
事情shì qing
"affair; matter; thing; business
事物shì wù
thing; object
事业shì yè
"undertaking; project; activity; (charitable, political or revolutionary) cause; publicly funded institution, enterprise or foundation; career; occupation
事件shì jiàn
event; happening; incident

Words Ending With 先

首先shǒu xiān
first (of all); in the first place
祖先zǔ xiān
ancestor; forebears
优先yōu xiān
priority
原先yuán xiān
former; original
预先yù xiān
beforehand; prior

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HSK 5
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Time & Dates
Days of the week, months, seasons, telling time, and related expressions.
Advanced HSK5 Terms
Vocabulary commonly seen in HSK5 practice, bridging mid-high level usage.