HSK 6 vocabulary › 预先
预先
预先 in English: beforehand; in advance
yù xiān
beforehand; in advance
How to pronounce 预先
yù xiān (without tone marks: yu xian). yù is a fourth (sharply falling) tone; xiān is a first (high, level) tone.
Characters in 预先
预 yù
to advance; in advance; beforehand
to advance; in advance; beforehand
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 |
| 先 | xiān | early; prior | HSK 3 |
| 预习 | yù xí | to prepare a lesson | HSK 4 |
| 首先 | shǒu xiān | first (of all); in the first place | HSK 4 |
| 预报 | yù bào | forecast | HSK 5 |
| 预订 | yù dìng | to place an order; to book ahead | HSK 5 |
| 预防 | yù fáng | to prevent; to take precautions against | HSK 5 |
| 事先 | shì xiān | in advance; before the event | HSK 5 |
| 干预 | gān yù | to meddle; to intervene | HSK 6 |
| 预料 | yù liào | to forecast; to anticipate | HSK 6 |