提前
tí qián
Pinyin

Definition

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

Character Decomposition

Related Words (20)

之前
zhī qián
  1. 1 before
  2. 2 prior to
  3. 3 ago
  4. 4 previously
  5. 5 beforehand
以前
yǐ qián
  1. 1 before
  2. 2 formerly
  3. 3 previous
  4. 4 ago
前
qián
  1. 1 front
  2. 2 forward
  3. 3 ahead
  4. 4 first
  5. 5 top (followed by a number)
  6. 6 future
  7. 7 ago
  8. 8 before
  9. 9 BC (e.g. 前293年)
  10. 10 former
  11. 11 formerly
提前
tí qián
  1. 1 to shift to an earlier date
  2. 2 to do sth ahead of time
  3. 3 in advance
提醒
tí xǐng
  1. 1 to remind
  2. 2 to call attention to
  3. 3 to warn of

Idioms (20)

一字不提
yī zì bù tí
  1. 1 to not mention a single word (about sth) (idiom)
一往无前
yī wǎng wú qián
  1. 1 to advance courageously (idiom)
  2. 2 to press forward
不听老人言，吃亏在眼前
bù tīng lǎo rén yán , chī kuī zài yǎn qián
  1. 1 (idiom) ignore your elders at your peril
不顾前后
bù gù qián hòu
  1. 1 regardless of what's before or after (idiom); rushing blindly into sth
五百年前是一家
wǔ bǎi nián qián shì yī jiā
  1. 1 five hundred years ago we were the same family (idiom) (said of persons with the same surname)

Sample Sentences

此前，特雷莎·梅曾在英国全体保守党议员会议上表示，在“脱欧”协议通过后，她将辞去首相职务。而此次她提前公布了离任时间表，分析人士认为主要有2大因素。
cǐqián ，Tèléishā ·Méi céng zài Yīngguó quántǐ bǎoshǒudǎng yìyuán huìyì shàng biǎoshì ，zài “tuōŌu ”xiéyì tōngguò hòu ，tā jiāng cíqù shǒuxiàng zhíwù 。ér cǐcì tā tíqián gōngbù le lírèn shíjiānbiǎo ，fēnxī rénshì rènwéi zhǔyào yǒu dà yīnsù 。
Earlier, Teresa May said at a meeting of all Conservative Party members in the UK that she would resign as prime minister after "Brexit" agreement was passed. This time, she announced her departure ahead of time and analysts believe there are two major factors.
Go to Lesson 
这也是将来营销的一种趋势吧。马云就是提前看到了这种趋势，从十几年前开始就经营淘宝网，在全国女同胞的支持下，成为了中国首富。
zhè yě shì jiānglái yíngxiāo de yīzhǒng qūshì ba 。Mǎyún jiùshì tíqián kàndào le zhèzhǒng qūshì ，cóng shíjǐ nián qián kāishǐ jiù jīngyíng Táobǎo wǎng ，zài quánguó nǚ tóngbāo de zhīchí xià ，chéngwéi le Zhōngguó shǒufù 。
This is becoming THE trend for retail, I guess. Ma Yun saw this trend ahead of others. He started developing Tao Bao tens of years ago. With the support of female compatriots across China, he has become the richest man in China.
Go to Lesson 
是呀，而且移动支付也不是万能的。上次我去公园，买票只收现金，幸好我提前准备了纸币以备不时之需。
shì ya ，érqiě yídòngzhīfù yě búshi wànnéng de 。shàngcì wǒ qù gōngyuán ，mǎipiào zhǐ shōu xiànjīn ，xìnghǎo wǒ tíqián zhǔnbèi le zhǐbì yǐbèi bùshí zhīxū 。
Yes, and mobile payments are not omnipotent. One time I visited a park where ticket sale only accepted cash. Fortunately I had prepared cash for emergencies.
Go to Lesson 
我下单的时候你不提前告诉我，现在寒风飕飕的，要我去哪里吃呀？
wǒ xiàdān de shíhou nǐ bù tíqián gàosu wǒ ，xiànzài hán fēng sōusōu de ，yào wǒ qù nǎlǐ chī ya ？
Why didn’t you inform me when I placed my order? With the cold blistering winds outside where do you expect me to eat?
Go to Lesson 
又没有提前提醒要自带眼镜，现在电影院都那么过分的吗？
yòu méiyǒu tíqián tíxǐng yào zìdài yǎnjìng ，xiànzài diànyǐngyuàn dōu nàme guòfèn de ma ？
There was no reminder to bring your own glasses beforehand, are cinemas too much now?
Go to Lesson 
嗯，那提前祝你成功！
ng4 ，nà tíqián zhù nǐ chénggōng ！
Mm, then I wish you success in advance!
Go to Lesson 
呵呵，黑八提前进洞了，你输了哦。
hēhē ，hēibā tíqián jìn dòng le ，nǐ shū le o 。
Hehe, you hit the eight ball in too early. You lose!
Go to Lesson 
够了！这么贵，可以提前还车吗？
gòu le ！zhème guì ，kěyǐ tíqián huán chē ma ？
That's enough! It's so expensive. Can we return the car earlier?
Go to Lesson 
就是，提前跟朋友说好，把捧花扔给你。
jiùshì ，tíqián gēn péngyou shuōhǎo ，bǎ pěnghuā rēng gěi nǐ 。
That's right. Tell your friend in advance to throw the bouquet to you.
Go to Lesson 
最好选几项跟应聘职位相关的，并且具体描述一下取得的成绩。比如提前几周完成工作任务，提出合理化建议被采纳之类的。只知道皮毛的不写也罢。
zuì hǎo xuǎn jǐ xiàng gēn yìngpìn zhíwèi xiāngguān de ，bìngqiě jùtǐ miáoshù yīxià qǔdé de chéngjì 。bǐrú tíqián jǐ zhōu wánchéng gōngzuò rènwu ，tíchū hélǐhuà jiànyì bèi cǎinà zhīlèi de 。zhǐ zhīdào pímáo de bù xiě yě bà 。
It‘s best to choose a few that are related to your target job and then describe some of your specific accomplishments. For example, completing a task a few weeks early, having your suggestions implemented, and that kind of thing. Don't bother with ones you only have a superficial knowledge of.
Go to Lesson