预先
Old HSK 6
预先 (yùxiān) · in advance
预先 (yùxiān) means “in advance; beforehand”. It is written with 2 characters: 预 (to prepare) + 先 (first). It is an old HSK 6 word (HSK 2.0).
How 预先 is built
The characters
预 yù · to prepare
What 预 is made of
- 予yǔ — to give
- 丁dīng — male adult
- 页yè — page
- 贝bèi — sea shell
- 冂 — frame
- 人rén — person
- 贝bèi — sea shell
Origin hint: 页 gives the meaning, 予 gives the sound. (from the Make Me a Hanzi dataset; treat as a memory aid where history is uncertain)
先 xiān · first
What 先 is made of
- 土tǔ — earth
- 十 — ten
- 一 — horizontal stroke
- 丨 — vertical stroke
- 一 — horizontal stroke
- 十 — ten
- 儿ér — child
- 丿 — falling stroke
- 乚 — hook stroke
Origin hint: Someone stepping 止 in front of another person 儿 (from the Make Me a Hanzi dataset; treat as a memory aid where history is uncertain)
Example sentences
去之前请预先打个电话。Qù zhīqián qǐng yùxiān dǎgè diànhuà.Please call in advance before you go.
我预先准备好了所有材料。Wǒ yùxiān zhǔnbèi hǎo le suǒyǒu cáiliào.I prepared all the materials beforehand.
Questions about 预先
What does 预先 mean?
预先 (yùxiān) means “in advance; beforehand”.
How do you pronounce 预先?
预先 is pronounced yùxiān.
Which HSK level is 预先?
预先 is in Old HSK 6.
Related words
- 预报yùbàoforecast
- 预防yùfángto prevent
- 预计yùjìto expect
- 预习yùxíto prepare lessons (before class)
- 预测yùcèto forecast
- 预订yùdìngto book
- 干预gānyùto intervene
- 预料yùliàoto expect
- 预期yùqīto expect
- 预算yùsuànbudget
Learn 预先 with its group
It is part of Old HSK 6 · Group 222: a short group with quick checks and spaced repeats.