HSK 5 vocabulary › 事先
事先
事先 in English: in advance; before the event
shì xiān
in advance; before the event
How to pronounce 事先
shì xiān (without tone marks: shi xian). shì is a fourth (sharply falling) tone; xiān is a first (high, level) tone.
Characters in 事先
事 shì
matter; thing; item
matter; thing; item
先 xiān
beforehand; first; earlier; at first; originally; for the time being; for now
beforehand; first; earlier; at first; originally; for the time being; for now
Related words
| 先生 | xiān sheng | teacher; gentleman | HSK 1 |
| 事情 | shì qing | affair; matter | HSK 2 |
| 故事 | gù shì | old practice | HSK 3 |
| 同事 | tóng shì | colleague; co-worker | HSK 3 |
| 先 | xiān | early; prior | HSK 3 |
| 首先 | shǒu xiān | first (of all); in the first place | HSK 4 |
| 从事 | cóng shì | to go for; to engage in | HSK 5 |
| 军事 | jūn shì | military affairs; military | HSK 5 |
| 人事 | rén shì | personnel; human resources | HSK 5 |
| 事实 | shì shí | fact | HSK 5 |