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提前

tíqián
adverb HSK 4 #2,682

Meanings

  1. 1 in advance; ahead of time
  2. 2 to move up (a date or schedule)

Characters

提
tí
to lift; to bring up
前
qián
front; before; ahead
Lift + forward - to move something earlier in time.

Examples

HSK 1
请提前十分钟到。
Qǐng tíqián shí fēnzhōng dào.
Please arrive ten minutes early.
HSK 3
会议提前到下午两点。
Huìyì tíqián dào xiàwǔ liǎng diǎn.
The meeting was moved up to 2 PM.
HSK 4
他提前完成了任务。
Tā tíqián wánchéng le rènwu.
He completed the task ahead of schedule.

Tips

grammar
提前 can be used as an adverb before the verb (提前到达, arrive early) or as a verb itself (把 + event + 提前, move it earlier). Opposite: 推迟 (to postpone).

Stroke Order

提 tí
前 qián