Chinese

事先

shìxiān
beforehand; in advance; prior
  • HSK 4
  • TOCFL 6

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  • characterChinese事 “thing; matter (Classifier: 件 m c; 樁／桩 m; 回 m; 條／条 mn-t)”
    • ideaChinese又 “again; once more”
    • ideaChinese中 “middle; center”
  • characterChinese先 “first; ahead of time; before; beforehand”
    • ideaChinese止 “foot”
    • ideaChinese儿 “standing person”

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