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事先

shì xiān

in advance

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Meanings

shì xiān

  1. in advance
  2. before the event
  3. beforehand
  4. prior

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In sentences

事先shì xiān打dǎ个gè招呼zhāo hu，别bié叫jiào我wǒ临时lín shí抓瞎zhuā xiā。Let me know beforehand instead of catching me on the hop at the last minute. #3709297

除非chú fēi他们tā men事先shì xiān修好xiū hǎo刹车shā chē，我wǒ才cái会huì买mǎi车子chē zi。I'll only buy the car if they fix the brakes first. #461524

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