前提

qiántí
noun HSK 5 #6,337

Meanings

  1. 1 premise
  2. 2 precondition
  3. 3 prerequisite

Examples

HSK 3
Xìnrèn shì hézuò de qiántí.
Trust is the prerequisite for cooperation.
HSK 6
Zài bù yǐngxiǎng jiànkāng de qiántí xià, kěyǐ shìdàng jiābān.
On the premise of not affecting health, some overtime is acceptable.
HSK 7-9
Zhège jìhuà de qiántí shì zījīn dàowèi.
The premise of this plan is that funding is in place.

Tips

grammar
Common pattern: 前提 (under the premise of...). This is a very useful formal expression.

Stroke Order

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