事先 [－－]

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Definitions (CC-CEDICT)
  1. in advance
  2. before the event
  3. beforehand
  4. prior
Definitions (CC-CANTO)
  1. (adverb) Ahead
Definitions (粵典–words.hk)
  1. 副詞
    喺​發​生​某件事​、​做​某個​動作​之前
    in advance; beforehand; prior
    • 事先聲明
      事先声明
      si6 sin1 sing1 ming4
      to declare in advance
    • 佢事先通知咗大會佢會嚟。
      佢事先通知咗大会佢会嚟。
      keoi5 si6 sin1 tung1 zi1 zo2 daai6 wui2 keoi5 wui5 lai4.
      He noticed the organization before his arrival.
Definitions (Wiktionary)
  1. adv
    beforehand; in advance; prior
    (syn.) 预先, 頭裡, 事前, 提前, 头里, 預先
Definitions (Kaifangcidian)
  1. （沒有對應漢語詞彙）
Definitions (HSK3.0)
  1. HSK3 四级词汇表 #649
Examples (Tatoeba—Mandarin-English)
  1. Mandarin
    请你事先把计划告诉我。
    請你事先把計劃告訴我。
    qǐng nǐ shì xiān bǎ jì huà gào sù wǒ 。
    • Please let me know the schedule beforehand.
    • Please inform me of the plan ahead of time.
  2. Mandarin
    除非他们事先修好刹车，我才会买车子。
    除非他們事先修好剎車，我才會買車子。
    chú fēi tā men shì xiān xiū hǎo shā chē ， wǒ cái huì mǎi chē zi 。
    • I'll only buy the car if they fix the brakes first.
    • I will only buy the car if they repair the brakes first.
  3. Mandarin
    你必须事先预约。
    你必須事先預約。
    nǐ bì xū shì xiān yù yuē 。
    • You have to make a reservation.
  4. Mandarin
    事先打个招呼，别叫我临时抓瞎。
    事先打個招呼，別叫我臨時抓瞎。
    shì xiān dǎ gè zhāo hu ， bié jiào wǒ lín shí zhuā xiā 。
    • Let me know beforehand instead of catching me on the hop at the last minute.
    • Let me know beforehand instead of springing it on me at the last minute.
Examples (Tatoeba—Cantonese-English)
  1. Cantonese
    唔该你事先讲定个计划俾我知吖。
    唔該你事先講定個計劃俾我知吖。
    m4 goi1 nei5 si6 sin1 gong2 ding6 go3 gai3 waak6 bei2 ngo5 zi1 aa1 。
    • Please let me know the schedule beforehand.
Examples (粵典–words.hk)
  1. Cantonese
    打风嘅时候嘅安排，雇主同雇员应该事先倾好。
    打風嘅時候嘅安排，僱主同僱員應該事先傾好。
    daa2 fung1 ge3 si4 hau6 ge3 on1 paai4, gu3 zyu2 tung4 gu3 jyun4 jing1 goi1 si6 sin1 king1 hou2.
    • Employers and employees should mutually agree on the arrangement during typhoon in advance.
  2. Cantonese
    我哋建议孕妇应该事先了解分娩过程。
    我哋建議孕婦應該事先了解分娩過程。
    ngo5 dei6 gin3 ji5 jan6 fu5 jing1 goi1 si6 sin1 liu5 gaai2 fan1 min5 gwo3 cing4.
    • We suggest that pregnant women should understand the process of labour in advance.
  3. Cantonese
    事先买定保险有得赔，起码跌咗个橙都执返个桔。
    事先買定保險有得賠，起碼跌咗個橙都執返個桔。
    • Having bought insurance before accident, at the very least, certain loss is covered.
  4. Cantonese
    佢哋分手咁突然，等我八卦下发生咗咩事先。
    佢哋分手咁突然，等我八卦下發生咗咩事先。
    keoi5 dei6 fan1 sau2 gam3 dat6 jin4, dang2 ngo5 baat3 gwaa3 haa5 faat3 sang1 zo2 me1 si6 sin1.
    • Their breakup was out of the blue, let me find out what happened.
  5. Cantonese
    今年主场采用全面对号入座，购票球迷除咗选择球场自由席之外，所购门票都系事先划好座位，但唔会提供俾球迷拣位。
    今年主場採用全面對號入座，購票球迷除咗選擇球場自由席之外，所購門票都係事先劃好座位，但唔會提供俾球迷揀位。
    gam1 nin4 zyu2 coeng4 coi2 jung6 cyun4 min6 deoi3 hou6 jap6 zo6, kau3 piu3 kau4 mai4 ceoi4 zo2 syun2 zaak3 kau4 coeng4 zi6 jau4 zik6 zi1 ngoi6, so2 kau3 mun4 piu3 dou1 hai6 si6 sin1 waak6 hou2 zo6 wai2, daan6 m4 wui5 tai4 gung1 bei2 kau4 mai4 gaan2 wai2.
    • This year the home court adopts a full-scale assigned seating arrangement. Apart from the free seats in the stadium, the tickets purchased by the fans are all reserved in advance, but there will be no option for fans to select a particular seat.
Examples (Wiktionary)
  1. Mandarin
    窃贼事先挡住了监控。
    竊賊事先擋住了監控。
    qiè zéi shì xiān dǎng zhù le jiān kòng ．
    • The thief covered the security camera in advance.
  2. Mandarin
    然而，“凡事预则立，不预则废”，没有事先的计划和准备，就不能获得战争的胜利。
    然而，“凡事預則立，不預則廢”，沒有事先的計劃和準備，就不能獲得戰爭的勝利。
    Ｒáｎéｒ ， “ fán shì yù zé lì ， bù yù zé fèi ” ， méi yǒu shì xiān de jì huà hé zhǔn bèi ， jiù bù néng huò dé zhàn zhēng de shèng lì ．
    • Yet, since "preparedness ensures success and unpreparedness spells failure", there can be no victory in war without advance planning and preparations.
  3. Mandarin
    于是打伙儿地开了个会，决议：事先要在文化界舆论界准备一下。
    於是打夥兒地開了個會，決議：事先要在文化界輿論界準備一下。
    yú shì dǎ huǒ r5 de kāi le ge huì ， jué yì ： shì xiān yào zài wén huà jiè yú lùn jiè zhǔn bèi yī xià ．
    • So they have put their heads together and decided to prepare the ground in cultural circles and through the press.
  4. Mandarin
    最后作别，黎老板塞给我儿子一个封包，我早知东莞人爱讲“利市”，也将事先备好的封包给他孩子。
    最後作別，黎老闆塞給我兒子一個封包，我早知東莞人愛講“利市”，也將事先備好的封包給他孩子。
    zuì hòu zuò bié ， lí lǎo bǎn sài gěi wǒ ér zǐ yī ge fēng bāo ， wǒ zǎo zhī dōng wǎn rén ài jiǎng “ lì shì ” ， yě jiāng shì xiān bèi hǎo de fēng bāo gěi tā hái zǐ ．
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