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  3. 事先
HSK 5

How to write 事先事先

shì xiān

in advance; before the event; beforehand; prior

Stroke order by character

shì

matter; thing; item; work; affair

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xiān

early; prior; former; in advance; first

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Example

事先要做好充分准备。

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事先

Words related to 事先

事shìmatter; thing; item; work; affair先生xiān shengteacher; gentleman; sir; mister (Mr.); husband; (dialect) doctor没事儿méi shì rto have spare time; free from work; it's not important; it's nothing; never mind事情shì qingaffair; matter; thing; business好事hǎo shìgood action, deed, thing or work (also sarcastic, "a fine thing indeed"); charity; happy occasion; Daoist or Buddhist ceremony for the souls of the dead故事gù shìold practice同事tóng shìcolleague; co-worker先xiānearly; prior; former; in advance; first事实上shì shí shàngin fact; in reality; actually; as a matter of fact; de facto; ipso facto首先shǒu xiānfirst (of all); in the first place办事bàn shìto handle (affairs); to work率先shuài xiānto take the lead; to show initiative