事先 shì xiān ㄕˋ ㄒㄧㄢ si6 sin1 HSK 4 高階級 · Level 4
- in advance
- before the event
- beforehand
- prior
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事
- 世事 shì shì ㄕˋ ㄕˋ sai3 si6 affairs of life
- 事件 shì jiàn ㄕˋ ㄐㄧㄢˋ si6 gin2 incident; event
- 事务 事務 shì wù ㄕˋ ㄨˋ si6 mou6 (political, economic etc) affairs
- 事宜 shì yí ㄕˋ ㄧˊ si6 ji4 matters
- 事实 事實 shì shí ㄕˋ ㄕˊ si6 sat6 fact
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- 事后 事後 shì hòu ㄕˋ ㄏㄡˋ si6 hau6 after the event
- 事情 shì qing ㄕˋ ˙ㄑㄧㄥ si6 cing4 affair; matter; thing; business
- 事态 事態 shì tài ㄕˋ ㄊㄞˋ si6 taai3 situation
- 事故 shì gù ㄕˋ ㄍㄨˋ si6 gu3 accident
- 事业 事業 shì yè ㄕˋ ㄧㄝˋ si6 jip6 undertaking
- 事物 shì wù ㄕˋ ㄨˋ si6 mat6 thing; object
- 事变 事變 shì biàn ㄕˋ ㄅㄧㄢˋ si6 bin3 incident
- 事迹 事蹟 shì jì ㄕˋ ㄐㄧˋ notable deeds; exploits
- 事项 事項 shì xiàng ㄕˋ ㄒㄧㄤˋ si6 hong6 matter
- 人事 rén shì ㄖㄣˊ ㄕˋ jan4 si6 personnel
- 做事 zuò shì ㄗㄨㄛˋ ㄕˋ zou6 si6 to work
- 公事 gōng shì ㄍㄨㄥ ㄕˋ gung1 si6 work-related matters
- 出事 chū shì ㄔㄨ ㄕˋ ceot1 si6 to have an accident
- 刑事 xíng shì ㄒㄧㄥˊ ㄕˋ jing4 si6 criminal; penal
- 同事 tóng shì ㄊㄨㄥˊ ㄕˋ tung4 si6 colleague; co-worker
先
- 优先 優先 yōu xiān ㄧㄡ ㄒㄧㄢ jau1 sin1 to have priority; to take precedence
- 先例 xiān lì ㄒㄧㄢ ㄌㄧˋ sin1 lai6 precedent
- 先前 xiān qián ㄒㄧㄢ ㄑㄧㄢˊ sin1 cin4 before; previously
- 先天 xiān tiān ㄒㄧㄢ ㄊㄧㄢ sin1 tin1 embryonic period (contrasted with 后天)
- 先后 先後 xiān hòu ㄒㄧㄢ ㄏㄡˋ sin1 hau6 early or late; first and last; priority
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- 先生 xiān sheng ㄒㄧㄢ ˙ㄕㄥ sin1 saang1 teacher
- 先进 先進 xiān jìn ㄒㄧㄢ ㄐㄧㄣˋ sin1 zeon3 sophisticated; advanced (technology etc)
- 先锋 先鋒 xiān fēng ㄒㄧㄢ ㄈㄥ sin1 fung1 vanguard; pioneer; avant-garde
- 先驱 先驅 xiān qū ㄒㄧㄢ ㄑㄩ sin1 keoi1 to pioneer
- 原先 yuán xiān ㄩㄢˊ ㄒㄧㄢ jyun4 sin1 originally
- 率先 shuài xiān ㄕㄨㄞˋ ㄒㄧㄢ seot1 sin1 to take the lead
- 祖先 zǔ xiān ㄗㄨˇ ㄒㄧㄢ zou2 sin1 ancestors; forebears
- 预先 預先 yù xiān ㄩˋ ㄒㄧㄢ jyu6 sin1 beforehand; in advance
- 领先 領先 lǐng xiān ㄌㄧㄥˇ ㄒㄧㄢ ling5 sin1 to lead
- 首先 shǒu xiān ㄕㄡˇ ㄒㄧㄢ sau2 sin1 first of all; in the first place
- 争先恐后 爭先恐後 zhēng xiān kǒng hòu ㄓㄥ ㄒㄧㄢ ㄎㄨㄥˇ ㄏㄡˋ zang1 sin1 hung2 hau6 (idiom) to compete to be first; to scramble to get ahead; to rush forward for fear of falling behind
- 占先 佔先 zhàn xiān ㄓㄢˋ ㄒㄧㄢ zim3 sin1 to take precedence
- 尽先 儘先 jǐn xiān ㄐㄧㄣˇ ㄒㄧㄢ zeon2 sin1 in the first instance
- 先主 xiān zhǔ ㄒㄧㄢ ㄓㄨˇ sin1 zyu2 former ruler; founding ruler
- 先人 xiān rén ㄒㄧㄢ ㄖㄣˊ sin1 jan4 ancestor; forefather
Idioms with these characters
- 百事无成 百事無成 bǎi shì wú chéng ㄅㄞˇ ㄕˋ ㄨˊ ㄔㄥˊ baak3 si6 mou4 sing4 to have accomplished nothing (idiom)
- 兵家常事 bīng jiā cháng shì ㄅㄧㄥ ㄐㄧㄚ ㄔㄤˊ ㄕˋ bing1 gaa1 soeng4 si6 commonplace in military operations (idiom)
- 不明事理 bù míng shì lǐ ㄅㄨˋ ㄇㄧㄥˊ ㄕˋ ㄌㄧˇ bat1 ming4 si6 lei5 not understanding things (idiom); devoid of sense
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- 东窗事发 東窗事發 dōng chuāng shì fā ㄉㄨㄥ ㄔㄨㄤ ㄕˋ ㄈㄚ dung1 coeng1 si6 faat3 (of a plot etc) to be exposed (idiom)
- 咄咄怪事 duō duō guài shì ㄉㄨㄛ ㄉㄨㄛ ㄍㄨㄞˋ ㄕˋ cyut3 cyut3 gwaai3 si6 (idiom) extraordinary occurrence; bizarre event
- 多事之秋 duō shì zhī qiū ㄉㄨㄛ ㄕˋ ㄓ ㄑㄧㄡ do1 si6 zi1 cau1 (idiom) troubled times; eventful period
- 风流韵事 風流韻事 fēng liú yùn shì ㄈㄥ ㄌㄧㄡˊ ㄩㄣˋ ㄕˋ fung1 lau4 wan6 si6 poetic and passionate (idiom); romance
- 敷衍了事 fū yǎn liǎo shì ㄈㄨ ㄧㄢˇ ㄌㄧㄠˇ ㄕˋ fu1 hin2 liu5 si6 (idiom) to do things half-heartedly; to merely go through the motions
- 感情用事 gǎn qíng yòng shì ㄍㄢˇ ㄑㄧㄥˊ ㄩㄥˋ ㄕˋ gam2 cing4 jung6 si6 to act impetuously (idiom); on an impulse
- 公事公办 公事公辦 gōng shì gōng bàn ㄍㄨㄥ ㄕˋ ㄍㄨㄥ ㄅㄢˋ gung1 si6 gung1 baan6 to do things in a strictly businesslike manner (idiom)
- 笨鸟先飞 笨鳥先飛 bèn niǎo xiān fēi ㄅㄣˋ ㄋㄧㄠˇ ㄒㄧㄢ ㄈㄟ ban6 niu5 sin1 fei1 lit. the clumsy bird flies early (idiom); fig. to work hard to compensate for one's limited abilities
- 敢为人先 敢為人先 gǎn wéi rén xiān ㄍㄢˇ ㄨㄟˊ ㄖㄣˊ ㄒㄧㄢ gam2 wai4 jan4 sin1 to dare to be first
- 捷足先登 jié zú xiān dēng ㄐㄧㄝˊ ㄗㄨˊ ㄒㄧㄢ ㄉㄥ zit3 zuk1 sin1 dang1 the quick-footed climb up first (idiom)
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- 溘先朝露 kè xiān zhāo lù ㄎㄜˋ ㄒㄧㄢ ㄓㄠ ㄌㄨˋ hap6 sin1 ziu1 lou6 the morning dew will swiftly dissipate (idiom); fig. ephemeral and precarious nature of human existence
- 身先朝露 shēn xiān zhāo lù ㄕㄣ ㄒㄧㄢ ㄓㄠ ㄌㄨˋ san1 sin1 ziu1 lou6 body will go with the morning dew (idiom); fig. ephemeral and precarious nature of human existence
- 未卜先知 wèi bǔ xiān zhī ㄨㄟˋ ㄅㄨˇ ㄒㄧㄢ ㄓ mei6 buk1 sin1 zi1 (idiom) to foresee the future (without divination); to know beforehand through uncanny insight
- 闻风先遁 聞風先遁 wén fēng xiān dùn ㄨㄣˊ ㄈㄥ ㄒㄧㄢ ㄉㄨㄣˋ man4 fung1 sin1 deon6 to flee at hearing the news (idiom)
- 先睹为快 先睹為快 xiān dǔ wéi kuài ㄒㄧㄢ ㄉㄨˇ ㄨㄟˊ ㄎㄨㄞˋ sin1 dou2 wai4 faai3 (idiom) to consider it a pleasure to be among the first to read (or watch or enjoy)
- 先发制人 先發制人 xiān fā zhì rén ㄒㄧㄢ ㄈㄚ ㄓˋ ㄖㄣˊ sin1 faat3 zai3 jan4 (idiom) to gain the initiative by striking first; to preempt
- 先来后到 先來後到 xiān lái hòu dào ㄒㄧㄢ ㄌㄞˊ ㄏㄡˋ ㄉㄠˋ sin1 loi4 hau6 dou3 (idiom) in order of arrival; first come, first served
Example sentences
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你 必须 必須 事先 预约 預約 。
You have to make a reservation.
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请 請 你 事先 把 计划 計劃 告诉 告訴 我 。
Please let me know the schedule beforehand.
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事先 打 个 個 招呼 ， 别 別 叫 我 临时 臨時 抓瞎 。
Let me know beforehand instead of springing it on me at the last minute.
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除非 他们 他們 事先 修好 刹车 剎車 ， 我 才 会 會 买 買 车子 車子 。
I will only buy the car if they repair the brakes first.
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