Chinese phrase
前提是〜 qián tí shì 〜
Meaning
on the condition that ___
When to use it
States a condition that must be met for something to happen. It introduces a requirement and is common in formal or business speech.
Example dialogue
合同什么时候生效？ hé tóng shén me shí hòu shēng xiào
When does the contract become effective?
这份合同生效的前提是双方签字并交付资料。 zhè fèn hé tóng shēng xiào de qián tí shì shuāng fāng qiān zì bìng jiāo fù zī liào
The condition for this contract to take effect is that both parties sign and deliver the documents.