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Jyutping si6 cin4
Pinyin shì qián

Definitions (CC-CEDICT)
  1. in advance
  2. before the event
Definitions (粵典–words.hk)
  1. 名詞
    某件事​發生​之前
    before an event; beforehand; earlier
    • 我哋事前評估不足,先導致有咁樣嘅情況。
      我哋事前评估不足,先导致有咁样嘅情况。
    • 呢條數係包括埋事前嘅捐款。
      呢条数系包括埋事前嘅捐款。
    • 我事前係唔知道有乜嘢人喺呢度嘅。
      我事前系唔知道有乜嘢人喺呢度嘅。
    • 佢嘅事前準備好充足。
      佢嘅事前准备好充足。
    • 由於事前已經拗一大輪黃定藍,所以我唔知其他人睇得有幾持平。
      由于事前已经拗一大轮黄定蓝,所以我唔知其他人睇得有几持平。
  2. 反義詞
    事後
Definitions (Wiktionary)
  1. adj
    prior
  2. adv
    in advance; beforehand
    (syn.) 预先, 頭裡, 提前, 头里, 預先, 事先
Definitions (Kaifangcidian)
  1. (沒有對應漢語詞彙)
Examples (None)
  1. Cantonese
    我哋事前评估不足,先导致有咁样嘅情况。
    我哋事前評估不足,先導致有咁樣嘅情況。
  2. Cantonese
    呢条数系包括埋事前嘅捐款。
    呢條數係包括埋事前嘅捐款。
  3. Cantonese
    我事前系唔知道有乜嘢人喺呢度嘅。
    我事前係唔知道有乜嘢人喺呢度嘅。
  4. Cantonese
    佢嘅事前准备好充足。
    佢嘅事前準備好充足。
  5. Cantonese
    由于事前已经拗一大轮黄定蓝,所以我唔知其他人睇得有几持平。
    由於事前已經拗一大輪黃定藍,所以我唔知其他人睇得有幾持平。
Examples (粵典–words.hk)
  1. Cantonese
    呢个故事前后呼应。
    呢個故事前後呼應。
    ni1 go3 gu3 si6 cin4 hau6 fu1 jing3
    • The end of the story works in concert with the beginning.
  2. Cantonese
    佢冇事前计划,就咁搦住旧钱盲摸摸返大陆开厂。
    佢冇事前計劃,就咁搦住舊錢盲摸摸返大陸開廠。
    keoi5 mou5 si6 cin4 gai3 waak6, zau6 gam2 nik1 zyu6 gau6 cin2 maang4 mo2 mo2 faan1 daai6 luk6 hoi1 cong2.
    • He went to China with some funds to start a factory blindly without any planning beforehand.
  3. Cantonese
    个拆迁公听会事前冇公布俾居民知,得𠮶两三个人参加。
    個拆遷公聽會事前冇公佈俾居民知,得嗰兩三個人參加。
    go3 caak3 cin1 gung1 ting3 wui2 si6 cin4 mou5 gung1 bou3 bei2 geoi1 man4 zi1, dak1 go2 loeng5 saam1 go3 jan4 caam1 gaa1.
    • The public hearing on the relocation program was not announced to the residents, so very few attended it.
Examples (Wiktionary)
  1. Mandarin
    尽管薄、王已基本被排除事前参与命案,但北京学者透露两人均有获罪可能。
    儘管薄、王已基本被排除事前參與命案,但北京學者透露兩人均有獲罪可能。
    jǐn guǎn bó , wáng yǐ jī běn bèi pái chú shì qián cān yù mìn gàn , dàn běi jīng xué zhě tòu lù liǎng rén jūn yǒu huò zuì kě néng .
    • Even though Bo and Wang are basically excluded from being considered as participating before in the fatal case, Beijing scholars revealed that both have the possibility of conviction.
  2. Mandarin
    事前顾及事后的效果,当然可能发生错误,但是已经有了事实证明效果坏,还是照老样子做,这样的心也是好的吗?
    事前顧及事後的效果,當然可能發生錯誤,但是已經有了事實證明效果壞,還是照老樣子做,這樣的心也是好的嗎?
    shì qián gù jí shì hòu de xiào guǒ , dāng rán kě néng fā shēng cuò wù , dàn shì yǐ jīng yǒu le shì shí zhèng míng xiào guǒ huài , hái shì zhào lǎo yàng zi zuò , zhè yàng de xīn yě shì hǎo de ma ?
    • Of course, mistakes may occur even though the effect has been taken into account beforehand, but is the intention good when one continues in the same old rut after facts have proved that the effect is bad?