prior in Chinese

HSK 3.0 · Level 4

shìxiān

in advance
before the event
beforehand
prior

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Example sentences

qǐng 请 nǐ 你 shìxiān 事先 bǎ 把 jìhuà 计划 gàosu 告诉 wǒ 我。

Please inform me of the plan ahead of time.
nǐ 你 bìxū 必须 shìxiān 事先 yùyuē 预约。

You have to make a reservation.

Other words for prior

先 xiān HSK 1

early; prior; former; in advance; first
先有 xiānyǒu

prior; preexisting
在先 zàixiān

to come first; previous; prior; beforehand; first; formerly

4 entries in ChineseDict list "prior" as a meaning.