事前

shìqián

adverb #14,011

Meanings

1 in advance; before the event

Characters

before; in front of

Examples

我们应该事前做好准备。

Wǒmen yīnggāi shìqián zuòhǎo zhǔnbèi.

We should prepare in advance.

事前没有人通知我。

Shìqián méiyǒu rén tōngzhī wǒ.

Nobody informed me beforehand.

Tips

usage

事前 (before the event), 事中 (during the event), and 事后 (after the event) form a natural set often used together in formal contexts, especially in business and legal language.

Stroke Order

事 shì

前 qián