"In advance" • Chinese-English Dictionary
| 提前 | tí qián | to shift to an earlier date / to do sth ahead of time / in advance |   |
| 事先 | shì xiān | in advance / before the event / beforehand / prior | |
| 预先 | yù xiān | beforehand / in advance | |
| 先 |  xiān | early / prior / former / in advance / first | |
| 先行 | xiān xíng | to precede others / in advance | |
| 事前 | shì qián | in advance / before the event | |
| 先期 | xiān qī | in advance / beforehand / premature / front-end | |
| 未然 | wèi rán | in advance / before it happens (cf preventative measures) / forestalling | |
| 先头 | xiān tóu | in advance / ahead / before / previously | |
| 预 | yù | to advance / in advance / beforehand / to prepare | |
