提前 tíqián in advance

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Stroke order

提前 is written in 21 strokes across 2 characters.

提前 — the Chinese character for in advance (tíqián), stroke diagram — Stroke diagram for 提前 — in advance

提 — 12 strokes
前 — 9 strokes

Senses

to shift to an earlier date
to do sth ahead of time
in advance

Characters in 提前

提 tí — to carry (hanging down from the hand); to lift; to put forward
前 qián — front; forward; ahead

Character meanings from CC-CEDICT (CC BY-SA 4.0).

Related words

提前 is pronounced tíqián and means “in advance”.

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