事先
Pinyin: shìxiān
in advance; before the event; beforehand; prior
Example sentence
事先打个招呼，别叫我临时抓瞎。
Shìxiān dǎ gè zhāohu, bié jiào wǒ línshí zhuāxiā.
Let me know beforehand instead of catching me on the hop at the last minute.
What 事先 means
事先 (shìxiān) is an Chinese word meaning “in advance; before the event; beforehand; prior”. It appears in the HSK 5 collection.
More HSK 5 words
HSK 5
哎
āi
hey!
哎呀
āiyā
interjection of wonder, shock or admiration
唉
ài
alas; oh dear
爱护
àihù
to cherish; to treasure; to take care of; to love and protect
安
ān
(bound form) calm; peaceful; to calm; to set at ease; to install; to fix; to fit
安全带
ānquándài
seat belt; safety belt
安慰
ānwèi
to comfort; to console
安装
ānzhuāng
to install; to erect; to fix; to mount
暗
àn
dark; to turn dark; secret; hidden; (literary) confused; ignorant
熬夜
áoyè
to stay up late or all night
把握
bǎwò
to grasp (also fig.); assurance; to seize; to hold
白
bái
white; in vain; free of charge; (bound form) vernacular (e.g. 白話|白话[bai2 hua4])