Chinese word

提前

Pronunciation

Pinyintí qián

Meaning

  • adverbin advance

Example

下次请提前告诉我。xià cì qǐng tí qián gào sù wǒ

Next time, please tell me in advance.

Illustration for 提前 (in advance)

More examples

为了不迟到，我们要提前出发。wèi le bù chí dào wǒ men yào tí qián chū fā

To avoid being late, we need to leave in advance.

Core concept

Something scheduled for later is brought toward the present, either to happen earlier or to be announced earlier.

Common phrases

  • 提前通知tí qián tōng zhī

    notify in advance

  • 提前准备tí qián zhǔn bèi

    prepare in advance

  • 提前出发tí qián chū fā

    depart in advance

Similar words

事先shì xiān: Ahead of an event, for getting ready or informing others before it occurs.
预先yù xiān: In advance of a planned event, with needed preparations made ahead of time.
提早tí zǎo: Sooner than the set time, with the timing of an action moved earlier.

Definition in Chinese

用于表示在既定时间之前采取行动或告知他人，强调事情或通知发生在更早的时点。yòng yú biǎo shì zài jì dìng shí jiān zhī qián cái qǔ xíng dòng huò gào zhī tā rén qiáng diào shì qíng huò tōng zhī fā shēng zài gèng zǎo de shí diǎn

Word origin

In the compound 提前 (tíqián, "in advance"), 提 (tí, "bring forward") contributes movement toward the front and 前 (qián, "before") marks the earlier time.

Usage tips

  • It is especially useful when the listener needs time to get ready, so it commonly appears in arrangements, reminders, and notices.

Other meanings

  • move upverb

Opposites

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