事先

shì xiān

Dictionary entry

in advance

What does 事先 mean?

事先 (shì xiān) has the following dictionary meaning.

1in advance

2before the event

3beforehand

4prior

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事shìmatter · thing 先xiānbeforehand; first; earlier · at first; originally

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事先

shì xiān

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