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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

Words with similar meanings

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

"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

原先yuán xiān

former; original

预先yù xiān

beforehand; prior

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Individual Characters

early, prior, former, in advance

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All words for the HSK 5 test

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.