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提前

tí qián

Old HSK 4 HSK 3.0 level 4 2-character word

提前 (tí qián) means "to shift to an earlier date". It is an HSK 3.0 level 4 word, and was HSK 4 in the old six-level list.

What 提前 means

1. to shift to an earlier date
2. to do sth ahead of time
3. in advance

The characters in 提前

• 提títo carry (hanging down from the hand); to lift; to put forward
• 前qiánfront; forward; ahead

Example sentences

• 我们要提前关门。
  We're closing early.
• 他打算提前回国。
  He intends to return to the country earlier.
• 汤姆将提前毕业。
  Tom will be graduating early.
• 你应该提前付租金。
  Nǐ yīnggāi tíqián fù zūjīn.
  You should pay your rent in advance.
• 我会让你提前知道。
  I will let you know in advance.
• 我们提前吃了午饭。
  We had an early lunch.

Words starting with 提前

• 提前投票tí qián tóu piàoearly vote

Where 提前 is taught

In the GraphChinese course it is part of Achievements & outcomes (HSK 4), each one a topic in the dependency graph of HSK 1–6 that opens only once its prerequisites are solid.

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• Every HSK 4 word, with the rest of its level.
• The four tones and the neutral tone, to read tí qián correctly.
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