事先(shì xiān)

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Character breakdown

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Example sentences

How 事先 is used in everyday Chinese — the speaker reads the whole sentence.

  • 哦,我非常感激你事先让我们知道此事。

    ò wǒ fēi cháng gǎn jī nǐ shì xiān ràng wǒ men zhī dào cǐ shì

    Well, I appreciate your letting us know this in advance.

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