in advance; beforehand (n.)
HSK 5
Traditional
事先 (unaltered)
Radicals
Stroke order
Phonetically similar words
实现 shí xiàn - realise; achieve; bring about (v.) | HSK 5
视线 shì xiàn - line of sight (n.) | HSK 6
Examples
我们事先做了详细的计划。 wǒmen shìxiān zuò le xiángxì de jìhuà. - We made detailed plans in advance.
他事先并没有告诉我们。 tā shìxiān bìng méiyǒu gàosù wǒmen. - He didn’t tell us in advance.
请事先通知我。 qǐng shìxiān tōngzhī wǒ. - Please inform me 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 in advance.
事先安排好行程很重要。 shìxiān ānpái hǎo xíngchéng hěn zhòngyào. - It’s important to arrange the itinerary in advance.
Characters
先 xiān - first | HSK 3
事 shì - matter, affair, thing; job, work; accident, trouble; responsibility, involvement |