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事先
shì xiān
in advance
HSK 5Legendary
What does 事先 mean?
事先 (pinyin: shì xiān) means in advance. It belongs to the official HSK 5 vocabulary (advanced), among the most frequent words of everyday Chinese.
Example with 事先
Character families
Every HSK 1–4 word containing 事 · Every HSK 1–4 word containing 先
The characters of 事先
| 事 | shì | component character |
| 先 | xiān | first, before (HSK 3) |
Related HSK 5 words
| 待遇 | dài yù | treatment, salary |
| 规律 | guī lǜ | law, rule, pattern |
| 粒 | lì | grain, particle (classifier) |
| 失业 | shī yè | unemployment, job loss |
| 劳动 | láo dòng | work, labor |
| 逃避 | táo bì | escape, avoid |
| 输入 | shū rù | to enter, to input |
| 比例 | bǐ lì | proportion, ratio |
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