有约在先 (有約在先)
yǒu yuē zài xiān
Pinyin
Definition
有约在先 (有約在先)
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- to have a prior engagement
Character Decomposition
Related Words (20)
- 1 (located) at
- 2 (to be) in
- 3 to exist
- 4 in the middle of doing sth
- 5 (indicating an action in progress)
- 1 to have
- 2 there is
- 3 there are
- 4 to exist
- 5 to be
- 1 haven't
- 2 hasn't
- 3 doesn't exist
- 4 to not have
- 5 to not be
- 1 now
- 2 at present
- 3 at the moment
- 4 modern
- 5 current
- 6 nowadays
- 1 to have priority
- 2 to take precedence
Idioms (20)
一年之计在于春
- 1 the whole year must be planned for in the spring (idiom)
- 2 early planning is the key to success
一日之计在于晨
- 1 make your day's plan early in the morning (idiom)
- 2 early morning is the golden time of the day
一无所有
- 1 not having anything at all (idiom); utterly lacking
- 2 without two sticks to rub together
三人行,必有我师
- 1 lit. if three walk together, one can be my teacher (idiom, from the Analects of Confucius)
- 2 you have sth to learn from everyone
三生有幸
- 1 the blessing of three lifetimes (idiom)
- 2 (courteous language) it's my good fortune...