# 预先 (yùxiān)

In Mandarin Chinese, 预先 (yùxiān) means “(adv) beforehand; in advance”. It is part of the HSK 7–9 vocabulary list in the official HSK 3.0 standard.

- Meaning: (adv) beforehand; in advance
- Pinyin: yùxiān (yu4 xian1)
- Traditional: 預先
- HSK 3.0 · Level 7–9
- HSK 2.0 · Level 6

## Examples

- 请预先通知大家开会的时间。
  Qǐng yùxiān tōngzhī dàjiā kāihuì de shíjiān.
  Please inform everyone of the meeting time in advance.

## Characters

- 预 (yù): to advance; in advance
- [先](https://hanziro.com/word/xian-first/) (xiān): first; beforehand

https://hanziro.com/word/yu-xian-beforehand/

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