前提

qiántí
noun HSK 5 #6,337

Meanings

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

Examples

Zài bù yǐngxiǎng jiànkāng de qiántí xià, kěyǐ shìdàng jiābān.
On the premise of not affecting health, some overtime is acceptable.
Xìnrèn shì hézuò de qiántí.
Trust is the prerequisite for cooperation.
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

qián