tí qián
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  • 1

    v.shift to an earlier date; bring forward; advance

    • huì yì rì qī cóng xīng qī wǔ tí qián dào xīng qī sān

      会议日期星期提前星期

      The date of the meeting was advanced from Friday to Wednesday.

    • tā men de hūn lǐ rì qī tí qián le

      他们婚礼日期提前

      Their wedding date has been moved up.

    • tā men jiāng xíng qī tí qián le yī zhōu

      他们行期提前

      They have put forward the date of our departure by one week.

  • 2

    adv.in advance; ahead of schedule; beforehand

    • rú guǒ kāi huì shí jiān yǒu biàn qǐng tí qián gào sù wǒ men

      如果开会时间提前告诉我们

      If there is any change about the time of the meeting, please notify us in advance.

    • mén piào tí qián jǐ zhōu jiù shòu qìng le

      门票提前售罄

      Tickets were sold out weeks in advance.

    • wǒ tí qián shēn qǐng dāng jú duì tā jìn xíng fǒu jué

      提前申请当局进行否决

      I'm applying in advance for the authority to override her.