1 early

2 prior

3 former

4 in advance

5 first

1 Mister (Mr.)

1 or

2 possibly

3 maybe

4 perhaps

1 (after a verb or adjective) one who (is) ...

2 (after a noun) person involved in ...

3 -er

4 -ist

5 (used after a number or 後|后[hòu] or 前[qián] to refer to sth mentioned previously)

6 (used after a term, to mark a pause before defining the term)

7 (old) (used at the end of a command)

8 (old) this

1 in advance

2 before the event

3 beforehand

4 prior

1 lit. 之[zhī], 乎[hū], 者[zhě] and 也[yě] (four grammatical particles of Classical Chinese) (idiom); fig. archaic expressions

1 The benevolent sees benevolence, the wise sees wisdom.

2 Different views are admissible. (idiom)

1 He who comes is surely ill-intentioned, no-one well-meaning will come (idiom).

2 Be careful not to trust foreigners.

3 Beware of Greeks bearing gifts!

1 to refuse nobody (idiom)

2 all comers welcome

1 strike first and gain the upper hand (idiom, martial arts term); Making the first move is an advantage.