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事先
shìxiān
1. in advance
2. before the event
3. beforehand
4. prior
HSK 5 Very Common • Top 6%

Character Breakdown

事
shì
affair, matter, business; to serve; accident, incident
HSK 2 8 丶
先
xiān
first, former, previous
HSK 1 6 丶

Compound Words (1)

事先通知
shìxiāntōngzhī
preliminary notification

Metadata

Category
Chinese
Word Frequency Rank
4,813 of 84,292