提前

tí qián

HSK 2.0 Level 4 HSK 3.0 Level 4 Verb Common

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Definitions

1. to shift to an earlier date
2. to do sth ahead of time
3. in advance

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Word relationships

Antonyms

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• 推迟 tuī chí 推迟 tuī chí to postpone 推迟 means to postpone or delay; e.g., 会议推迟了 (the meeting has been postponed).: to postpone

Related words

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• 事先 shì xiān 事先 shì xiān in advance 事先 is an adverb meaning beforehand, as in 事先通知 (notify in advance).: in advance
• 预先 yù xiān 预先 yù xiān beforehand 预先 is an adverb meaning in advance, often used for preparations, e.g., 预先准备 (prepare in advance).: beforehand

Synonyms

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• 提早 tí zǎo 提早 tí zǎo ahead of schedule Used in contexts like 提早完成 (finish ahead of schedule) or 提早出发 (set out early).: ahead of schedule

Usage notes

Collocations

提前 is commonly used with verbs like 完成 (complete), 出发 (depart), or 结束 (end) to indicate doing something ahead of time.

Example Sentences

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我们 提前 完成了任务。

We completed the task ahead of schedule.

请 提前 准备好车票，方便检票。

Please have your ticket ready in advance for ticket inspection.

这个小区已经 提前 供暖了。

This residential area has already started heating in advance.

这是临时决定的，不是 提前 安排好的。

This was decided at short notice, not arranged in advance.

請 提前 一周預約。

Source: Tatoeba.org (ID 1928714)

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Words Containing 提前

• 提前投票 提前投票 tí qián tóu piào: early vote
• 提前起爆 提前起爆 tí qián qǐ bào: \fizzle\ (atomic bomb misfire)

Child Words of 提前

• 前 前 qián: front
• 提 提 tí: to carry (hanging down from the hand)