事先 shìxiān Prior

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Stroke order

事先 is written in 14 strokes across 2 characters.

事先 — the Chinese character for Prior (shìxiān), stroke diagram — Stroke diagram for 事先 — Prior

事 — 8 strokes
先 — 6 strokes

Senses

in advance
before the event
beforehand
prior

Characters in 事先

事 shì — matter; thing; item
先 xiān — beforehand; first; earlier; at first; originally; for the time being; for now

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

Related words

事先 is pronounced shìxiān and means “Prior”.

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