beforehand; in advance
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Meanings
1 sense · 4 examplesnoun
beforehand; in advance; prior
formalUsed to refer to a time before an event happens. Often interchangeable with '事前', but '事先' is slightly more formal and common in written language.
Zhè这
jiàn件
shì事
wǒ我
shì事
xiān先
yī一
diǎn点
er儿
yě也
bù不
zhī知
dào道
。
I had absolutely no idea about this matter beforehand.
Nǐ你
yīng应
gāi该
shì事
xiān先
tōng通
zhī知
wǒ我
。
You should have notified me in advance.
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Rú如
guǒ果
shì事
xiān先
zuò做
hǎo好
zhǔn准
bèi备
，
jiù就
bù不
huì会
zhè这
me么
shǒu手
máng忙
jiǎo脚
luàn乱
le了
。
If you make preparations in advance, you won't be in such a frantic rush.
Wǒ我
men们
shì事
xiān先
yuē约
hǎo好
le了
zài在
diàn电
yǐng影
yuàn院
mén门
kǒu口
jiàn见
miàn面
。
We arranged to meet at the cinema entrance beforehand.